A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 160 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu (99 miles). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:19:01 / 9:19 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 14/08/24 / 2024-08-14 21:19:01 / August 14, 2024 @ 9:19 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 166.7567° East, -17.4009° South. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n71x. Id of event: us7000n71x.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 160 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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