A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 189 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu (117 miles) on Saturday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/02/25 / 2025-02-01 09:53:00 / February 1, 2025 @ 9:53 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 166.62 East, latitude -12.4279 South, depth = 99.954 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 99.954 km (62 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 09:53:00 / 9:53 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pc5i. Unique identifier: us7000pc5i. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 189 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu.
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