A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 169.65 East, latitude -19.2767 South, depth = 86.875 km. Event id: us7000mqgc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mqgc. The temblor was reported at 09:50:35 / 9:50 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 86.875 km (54 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/06/24 / 2024-06-05 09:50:35 / June 5, 2024 @ 9:50 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 50 km (31 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 48 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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