A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Monday. Id of earthquake: us6000n9mw. Event ids that are associated: us6000n9mw. Global time and date of event 24/06/24 / 2024-06-24 21:44:15 / June 24, 2024 @ 9:44 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 21:44:15 / 9:44 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 168.6615 East, latitude -20.1206 South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Earthquake epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days twelve 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: 91 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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