A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu. Global time and date of event 17/12/24 / 2024-12-17 07:47:17 / December 17, 2024 @ 7:47 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 167.9492° East, latitude -18.0394° South, depth = 61.802 km. The temblor was picked up at 07:47:17 / 7:47 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 61.802 km (38 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000nzhp. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nzhp.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Port-Vila. Epicenter of the event was 52 km (32 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 51 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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