A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:25:46 / 7:25 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 209.43 km (130 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pldv. Unique identifier: us6000pldv. Exact location of earthquake, 169.3777° East, -19.3997° South, depth 209.43 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/01/25 / 2025-01-21 07:25:46 / January 21, 2025 @ 7:25 am.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 20 km (13 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 18 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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