A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Tuesday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:12:00 / 12:12 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/10/19 / 2019-10-28 13:12:00 / October 28, 2019 @ 1:12 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 220.58 km (137 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us700063i9. Event ids that are associated: us700063i9. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 169.1763 East, latitude -18.8722 South, depth = 220.58 km.
The epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel.
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 three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 75 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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