A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 168.0309 East, latitude -17.7101 South, depth = 44.554 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/01/25 / 2025-01-06 08:01:59 / January 6, 2025 @ 8:01 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pkna. Unique identifier: us6000pkna. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 44.554 km (28 miles). The temblor was reported at 08:01:59 / 8:01 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Port-Vila (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 31 km (19 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 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 eight, in the last 10 days twenty, in the past 30 days sixty-one and in the last 365 days ninety-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 30 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
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