A earthquake with magnitude 6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 96 kilometers (60 miles) from Norsup in Vanuatu. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us7000n0s6. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000n0s6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 168.092° East, -15.5116° South, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/07/24 / 2024-07-22 05:04:13 / July 22, 2024 @ 5:04 am. The temblor was reported at 05:04:13 / 5:04 am (local time epicenter).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Luganville, Lakatoro. The epicenter was 100 km (62 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop), 97 km (61 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 96 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu.
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