A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Monday. Exact location of event, longitude 168.8287 East, latitude -20.0714 South, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/06/24 / 2024-06-10 21:06:42 / June 10, 2024 @ 9:06 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:06:42 / 9:06 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mt7v. Id of event: us7000mt7v. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isangel.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 75 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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