A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Lakatoro in Vanuatu on Wednesday. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nq0q. Unique identifier: us7000nq0q. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 223.162 km (139 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 167.813 East, latitude -16.5175 South, depth = 223.162 km. Global time and date of event 16/10/24 / 2024-10-16 06:28:39 / October 16, 2024 @ 6:28 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 06:28:39 / 6:28 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lakatoro (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 63 km (39 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-seven 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 62 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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