A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. Exact location, longitude 169.1294° East, latitude -18.946° South, depth = 229.141 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 229.141 km (142 miles). The temblor was picked up at 05:24:10 / 5:24 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000npb3. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000npb3. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/11/24 / 2024-11-01 05:24:10 / November 1, 2024 @ 5:24 am UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel. Earthquake epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 67 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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