A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 86 kilometers (53 miles) from Sola in Vanuatu. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 81.28 km, 166.981° East, -13.3381° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/04/20 / 2020-04-06 16:46:46 / April 6, 2020 @ 4:46 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 81.28 km (51 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us70008sit. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008sit. The temblor was picked up at 03:46:46 / 3:46 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 86 km (54 miles) from Sola (c. 1 200 pop). Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sola.
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 four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 86 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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