A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Sola in Vanuatu on Saturday. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pluz. Unique identifier: us7000pluz. The epicenter was at a depth of 124.741 km (78 miles). Exact location of event, depth 124.741 km, 167.0026° East, -14.0883° South. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/03/25 / 2025-03-22 12:51:43 / March 22, 2025 @ 12:51 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:51:43 / 12:51 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Sola (c. 1 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sola (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 63 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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