A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. The epicenter was at a depth of 162.923 km (101 miles). Event id: us7000n7d4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n7d4. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/08/24 / 2024-08-16 06:43:21 / August 16, 2024 @ 6:43 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 06:43:21 / 6:43 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 169.2994 East, latitude -19.2922 South, depth = 162.923 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 29 km (18 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel. Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 13,000 light 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 six and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 27 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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