A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. The temblor was detected at 21:31:43 / 9:31 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000nj4a. Unique identifier: us6000nj4a. Global time and date of event 26/07/24 / 2024-07-26 21:31:43 / July 26, 2024 @ 9:31 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 250.793 km, 169.2916° East, -18.9004° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 250.793 km (156 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 70 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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