A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000mqxf. Unique identifier: us7000mqxf. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/06/24 / 2024-06-07 11:28:30 / June 7, 2024 @ 11:28 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 168.0869 East, latitude -18.1386 South, depth = 39.013 km. The temblor was detected at 11:28:30 / 11:28 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 39.013 km (24 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Port-Vila (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 51 km (32 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 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 one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 50 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
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