A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu on Tuesday. Id of earthquake: us60003ql5. Event ids that are associated: us60003ql5. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 167.6359° East, -17.7486° South. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/05/19 / 2019-05-14 00:02:52 / May 14, 2019 @ 12:02 am. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:02:52 / 11:02 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Port-Vila (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 72 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
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