A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu on Tuesday. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000phfs. Unique identifier: us6000phfs. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:48:54 / 2:48 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 167.5973° East, latitude -17.46° South, depth = 37.4 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 37.4 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/12/24 / 2024-12-17 02:48:54 / December 17, 2024 @ 2:48 am.
Epicenter of the event was 83 km (51 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop). Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Port-Vila.
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 fourty-three, in the last 10 days fourty-four, in the past 30 days fourty-eight and in the last 365 days seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 81 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
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