A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 122 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu (76 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, longitude 169.3915 East, latitude -20.6547 South, depth = 98.76 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 98.76 km (61 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700048e4. Id of event: us700048e4. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/06/19 / 2019-06-18 14:27:08 / June 18, 2019 @ 2:27 pm. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:27:08 / 1:27 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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