A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 126 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu (78 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, 169.799° East, -20.5751° South, depth 125.67 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 125.67 km (78 miles). The temblor was reported at 16:35:49 / 4:35 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us10005zes. Ids that are associated to the event: us10005zes. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/07/16 / 2016-07-02 05:35:49 / July 2, 2016 @ 5:35 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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: 126 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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