A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Wednesday. Exact location, longitude 169.2891° East, latitude -18.9625° South, depth = 217.04 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 217.04 km (135 miles). Unique identifier: us6000p6ix. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000p6ix. The temblor was picked up at 14:51:16 / 2:51 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/11/24 / 2024-11-20 14:51:16 / November 20, 2024 @ 2:51 pm.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 65 km (41 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 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 two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 64 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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