A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Thursday. The temblor was picked up at 03:22:53 / 3:22 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 245.807 km (153 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/06/24 / 2024-06-20 03:22:53 / June 20, 2024 @ 3:22 am. Unique identifier: us7000mtj4. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000mtj4. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 169.5083 East, latitude -19.0349 South, depth = 245.807 km.
The epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 60 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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