A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 212 km N of Sola, Vanuatu (132 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/03/19 / 2019-03-01 14:38:34 / March 1, 2019 @ 2:38 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000j9d0. Id of event: us1000j9d0. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 342.06 km (213 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 167.827° East, latitude -11.982° South, depth = 342.06 km. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:38:34 / 1:38 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 212 km N of Sola, Vanuatu.
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