A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Lakatoro in Vanuatu on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/10/24 / 2024-10-05 08:25:18 / October 5, 2024 @ 8:25 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 167.8638 East, latitude -16.3864 South, depth = 206.409 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 206.409 km (128 miles). Event id: us6000nwp2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nwp2. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:25:18 / 8:25 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 57 km (36 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lakatoro (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 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: 57 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu.
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