A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 88 kilometers (55 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 229.59 km (143 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/05/24 / 2024-05-01 21:53:12 / May 1, 2024 @ 9:53 pm. The temblor was detected at 21:53:12 / 9:53 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000mvjq. Unique identifier: us6000mvjq. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 169.2589 East, latitude -18.7458 South, depth = 229.59 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 89 km (56 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 88 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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