A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 95 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu (59 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, 169.6736° East, -20.3203° South, depth 121.79 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 121.79 km (76 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:03:13 / 11:03 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/10/19 / 2019-10-30 12:03:13 / October 30, 2019 @ 12:03 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us600068ps. Ids that are associated to the event: us600068ps.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 95 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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