A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Luganville in Vanuatu. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 168.1006° East, -15.4507° South, depth 10 km. The temblor was reported at 03:54:01 / 3:54 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/07/24 / 2024-07-22 03:54:01 / July 22, 2024 @ 3:54 am. Unique identifier: us7000n0rr. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000n0rr.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lakatoro, Luganville. Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 101 km (63 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop), 103 km (64 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 100 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu.
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