A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Port-Olry in Vanuatu on Monday. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/12/24 / 2024-12-02 01:59:55 / December 2, 2024 @ 1:59 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 167.2611 East, latitude -14.6851 South, depth = 163.298 km. Event id: us7000nvd0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nvd0. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 163.298 km (101 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 01:59:55 / 1:59 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 93 km (58 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Sola (c. 1 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sola, Luganville (min 5000 pop).
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 fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 44 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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