A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Lakatoro in Vanuatu. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:53:57 / 1:53 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 172.9 km (107 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 167.8943° East, -15.9221° South, depth 172.9 km. Global time and date of event 28/03/25 / 2025-03-28 01:53:57 / March 28, 2025 @ 1:53 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pn8t. Unique identifier: us7000pn8t.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Luganville, Lakatoro (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 90 km (56 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes 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 three and in the last 365 days seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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: 54 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu.
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