A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, Vanuatu kilometers (0 miles) from Vanuatu. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000ngwr. Unique identifier: us7000ngwr. Global time and date of event 27/09/24 / 2024-09-27 22:04:23 / September 27, 2024 @ 10:04 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:04:23 / 10:04 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 129.398 km (80 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 129.398 km, 169.1929° East, -19.2663° South.
Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isangel (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 32 km (20 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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