A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Lakatoro in Vanuatu on Sunday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/03/19 / 2019-03-23 22:09:41 / March 23, 2019 @ 10:09 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 227.32 km (141 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 09:09:41 / 9:09 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us2000k786. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000k786. Exact location of event, depth 227.32 km, 168.0984° East, -16.0483° South.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lakatoro (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 73 km (45 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 73 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu.
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