A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 138 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu (86 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/06/17 / 2017-06-06 08:39:29 / June 6, 2017 @ 8:39 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 193.37 km (120 miles). The temblor was picked up at 19:39:29 / 7:39 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 170.0724° East, latitude -18.5583° South, depth = 193.37 km. Id of earthquake: us20009lyx. Event ids that are associated: us20009lyx.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 138 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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