A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/12/24 / 2024-12-17 18:17:25 / December 17, 2024 @ 6:17 pm. Exact location of event, depth 55.649 km, 168.1655° East, -17.6858° South. The 5.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:17:25 / 6:17 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nzln. Unique identifier: us7000nzln. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 55.649 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). The epicenter was 17 km (11 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Port-Vila (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate 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. 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: 16 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
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