A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Norsup in Vanuatu on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/05/24 / 2024-05-14 13:58:59 / May 14, 2024 @ 1:58 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:58:59 / 1:58 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000myia. Unique identifier: us6000myia. Exact location of event, depth 137.999 km, 167.7039° East, -15.7039° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 137.999 km (86 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 61 km (38 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Luganville, Lakatoro. Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 51 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu.
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