A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:52:24 / 8:52 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 4.05 km, 167.8896° East, -17.4293° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/11/24 / 2024-11-01 20:52:24 / November 1, 2024 @ 8:52 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nsnx. Id of event: us7000nsnx. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.05 km (3 miles).
The epicenter was 57 km (35 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Port-Vila (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 56 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
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