A earthquake magnitude 6 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Norsup in Vanuatu. The 6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:04:30 / 5:04 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 168.0426 East, latitude -15.5442 South, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 22/07/24 / 2024-07-22 05:04:30 / July 22, 2024 @ 5:04 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n0s8. Id of event: us7000n0s8. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 94 km (59 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Luganville, Lakatoro. Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. There are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 90 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu.
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