A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu on Thursday. The temblor was picked up at 05:37:13 / 5:37 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us70006e8f. Ids that are associated to the event: us70006e8f. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14.43 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/11/19 / 2019-11-20 18:37:13 / November 20, 2019 @ 6:37 pm. Exact location, longitude 168.366° East, latitude -18.288° South, depth = 14.43 km.
Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Port-Vila. The epicenter was 62 km (38 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-seven 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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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. 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: 61 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
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