A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Port-Olry in Vanuatu. Unique identifier: us6000nibh. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000nibh. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/08/24 / 2024-08-06 08:59:34 / August 6, 2024 @ 8:59 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 167.2424° East, latitude -15.1689° South, depth = 120.02 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 120.02 km (75 miles). The temblor was detected at 08:59:34 / 8:59 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). The epicenter was 40 km (25 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop), 105 km (65 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lakatoro, Luganville (min 5000 pop).
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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: 23 km SE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu.
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