A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Lakatoro in Vanuatu on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 18:02:23 / 6:02 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005ym1. Id of event: us10005ym1. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/06/16 / 2016-06-25 07:02:23 / June 25, 2016 @ 7:02 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 146.74 km (91 miles). Exact location, longitude 167.9247° East, latitude -15.9262° South, depth = 146.74 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 93 km (58 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Luganville, Lakatoro (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 58 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu.
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