A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu on Tuesday. Exact location of event, longitude 167.7271 East, latitude -18.0741 South, depth = 49.515 km. The temblor was reported at 03:06:26 / 3:06 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 49.515 km (31 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/12/24 / 2024-12-17 03:06:26 / December 17, 2024 @ 3:06 am. Id of earthquake: us7000nzfs. Event ids that are associated: us7000nzfs.
Epicenter of the event was 73 km (46 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Port-Vila (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. 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: 72 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
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