A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Luganville in Vanuatu on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 157.761 km (98 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 detected at 14:23:47 / 2:23 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000nq81. Event ids that are associated: us7000nq81. Exact location, longitude 167.5797° East, latitude -15.4168° South, depth = 157.761 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/10/24 / 2024-10-17 14:23:47 / October 17, 2024 @ 2:23 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lakatoro, Luganville. Earthquake epicenter was 46 km (29 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 46 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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