A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Norsup in Vanuatu. The epicenter was at a depth of 165.588 km (103 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000np6u. Id of event: us7000np6u. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:01:27 / 3:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 167.7405 East, latitude -15.8046 South, depth = 165.588 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/10/24 / 2024-10-12 03:01:27 / October 12, 2024 @ 3:01 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Luganville, Lakatoro (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 70 km (43 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 46 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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