A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 99 kilometers (62 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 11/12/19 / 2019-12-11 01:34:25 / December 11, 2019 @ 1:34 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us60006q18. Ids that are associated to the event: us60006q18. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 12:34:25 / 12:34 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 168.1023° East, -18.6054° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 100 km (62 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Port-Vila (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 99 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
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