A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. The temblor was reported at 22:35:00 / 10:35 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/12/17 / 2017-12-17 11:35:00 / December 17, 2017 @ 11:35 am. Exact location of event, depth 250.9 km, 169.632° East, -18.9737° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 250.9 km (156 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000bv24. Unique identifier: us1000bv24.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 75 km (46 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 74 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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