A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Sola in Vanuatu on Saturday. Exact location, longitude 167.5464° East, latitude -14.3156° South, depth = 173.996 km. The temblor was picked up at 08:41:28 / 8:41 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/02/25 / 2025-02-01 08:41:28 / February 1, 2025 @ 8:41 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pc5g. Unique identifier: us7000pc5g. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 173.996 km (108 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sola (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 48 km (30 miles) from Sola (c. 1 200 pop).
Each 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 six and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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: 48 km S of Sola, Vanuatu.
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