A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 169.4594 East, latitude -19.0361 South, depth = 254.98 km. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:04:24 / 2:04 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/06/20 / 2020-06-02 02:04:24 / June 2, 2020 @ 2:04 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 254.98 km (158 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000a438. Id of event: us6000a438.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 61 km (38 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 59 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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