A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Norsup in Vanuatu on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/07/24 / 2024-07-22 06:08:20 / July 22, 2024 @ 6:08 am. Event id: us7000n0sn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n0sn. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 168.0051° East, -15.5167° South, depth 10 km. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:08:20 / 6:08 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 90 km (56 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lakatoro, Luganville (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 89 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu.
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