A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was reported 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 169.4743° East, -19.5049° South, depth 177.5 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/01/19 / 2019-01-31 05:50:19 / January 31, 2019 @ 5:50 am. The temblor was picked up at 16:50:19 / 4:50 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 177.5 km (110 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us2000jb3v. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000jb3v.
Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 22 km (14 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isangel.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 22 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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