A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu on Wednesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 13.05 km (8 miles). Event id: us6000adha. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000adha. Exact location of earthquake, 167.7125° East, -17.3123° South, depth 13.05 km. The temblor was reported at 02:12:13 / 2:12 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/06/20 / 2020-06-10 02:12:13 / June 10, 2020 @ 2:12 am.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Port-Vila (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 80 km (50 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 79 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
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