A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/12/24 / 2024-12-17 04:56:44 / December 17, 2024 @ 4:56 am. Event id: us6000phgn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000phgn. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 04:56:44 / 4:56 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 167.6831 East, latitude -18.1287 South, depth = 35 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Port-Vila (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-nine, in the last 10 days fourty-nine, in the past 30 days fifty-three and in the last 365 days seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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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: 79 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
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