A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) strikes 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/02/25 / 2025-02-10 00:16:03 / February 10, 2025 @ 12:16 am. Id of earthquake: us7000pck0. Event ids that are associated: us7000pck0. The temblor was reported at 00:16:03 / 12:16 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 167.7875 East, latitude -17.5549 South, depth = 10 km.
Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 60 km (37 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Port-Vila (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. 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: 59 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
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