A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Friday. 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: 02/08/24 / 2024-08-02 05:25:08 / August 2, 2024 @ 5:25 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 9.602 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 05:25:08 / 5:25 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000n8lc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n8lc. Exact location, longitude 169.7063° East, latitude -19.1424° South, depth = 9.602 km.
Epicenter of the event was 65 km (40 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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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: 62 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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