A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. Event id: us7000nme3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nme3. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/10/24 / 2024-10-22 11:19:40 / October 22, 2024 @ 11:19 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 169.4631° East, latitude -18.9434° South, depth = 241.847 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 241.847 km (150 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 11:19:40 / 11:19 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isangel (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 68 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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