A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. Exact location of earthquake, 168.8485° East, -19.5534° South, depth 74.455 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 74.455 km (46 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/07/24 / 2024-07-19 10:30:59 / July 19, 2024 @ 10:30 am. Event id: us6000nh57. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nh57. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:30:59 / 10:30 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 44 km (27 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 45 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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