A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. Event id: us7000nv1l. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nv1l. The temblor was picked up at 02:22:58 / 2:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/11/24 / 2024-11-30 02:22:58 / November 30, 2024 @ 2:22 am. Exact location of earthquake, 169.1021° East, -19.524° South, depth 131.738 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 131.738 km (82 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 17 km (11 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 18 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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