A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Sunday. The temblor was picked up at 16:26:17 / 4:26 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000nr0r. Event ids that are associated: us7000nr0r. Exact location of earthquake, 169.645° East, -18.861° South, depth 239.823 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 239.823 km (149 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/11/24 / 2024-11-10 16:26:17 / November 10, 2024 @ 4:26 pm.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isangel (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 86 km (54 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 84 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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