A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. Event id: us70003diw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003diw. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:06:23 / 8:06 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 169.7053° East, latitude -20.1899° South, depth = 159.98 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/04/19 / 2019-04-28 21:06:23 / April 28, 2019 @ 9:06 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 159.98 km (99 miles).
Earthquake epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel. Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 two and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 84 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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