A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Sola in Vanuatu. Event id: us7000p0td. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000p0td. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:04:48 / 12:04 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 235.142 km (146 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/12/24 / 2024-12-23 00:04:48 / December 23, 2024 @ 12:04 am. Exact location of event, depth 235.142 km, 167.3598° East, -14.3757° South.
Country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sola. Event epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Sola (c. 1 200 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 59 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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