A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 265.851 km (165 miles). Global time and date of event 25/01/25 / 2025-01-25 10:46:15 / January 25, 2025 @ 10:46 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pmab. Id of event: us6000pmab. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 169.523 East, latitude -19.1156 South, depth = 265.851 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:46:15 / 10:46 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 55 km (34 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 53 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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