A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000a5uy. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000a5uy. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/05/20 / 2020-05-27 00:26:31 / May 27, 2020 @ 12:26 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 167.7537 East, latitude -17.1163 South, depth = 35 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:26:31 / 12:26 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Event epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Port-Vila.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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: 90 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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