A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 103 kilometers (64 miles) from Norsup in Vanuatu. Unique identifier: us7000n0ur. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000n0ur. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.027 km (7 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/07/24 / 2024-07-22 14:38:19 / July 22, 2024 @ 2:38 pm. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:38:19 / 2:38 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 168.2145° East, latitude -15.5704° South, depth = 11.027 km.
Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 104 km (64 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lakatoro.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 103 km ENE of Norsup, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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