A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 123 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu (76 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 167.2826 East, latitude -17.2281 South, depth = 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004s3y. Id of event: us10004s3y. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:48:12 / 7:48 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/02/16 / 2016-02-20 20:48:12 / February 20, 2016 @ 8:48 pm UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 123 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
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