A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Luganville in Vanuatu on Friday. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/06/24 / 2024-06-07 06:40:37 / June 7, 2024 @ 6:40 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 06:40:37 / 6:40 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 167.5094° East, latitude -15.5126° South, depth = 127.955 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 127.955 km (80 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us7000mscc. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000mscc.
Epicenter of the event was 37 km (23 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop). Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lakatoro, Luganville (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 37 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu.
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