A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 213.631 km (133 miles). Event id: us7000n8v3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n8v3. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/08/24 / 2024-08-22 20:33:51 / August 22, 2024 @ 8:33 pm. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:33:51 / 8:33 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 213.631 km, 169.3856° East, -19.1059° South.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel. Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 51 km (32 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 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: 49 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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