A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Lakatoro in Vanuatu. The temblor was reported at 07:03:14 / 7:03 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 167.8571° East, -16.0582° South, depth 10.192 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000n8ba. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000n8ba. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.192 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/06/24 / 2024-06-12 07:03:14 / June 12, 2024 @ 7:03 am.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). The epicenter was 47 km (29 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lakatoro (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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