A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Sunday. The temblor was detected at 14:13:05 / 2:13 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 77.08 km (48 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 77.08 km, 168.7904° East, -19.2102° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/01/19 / 2019-01-20 03:13:05 / January 20, 2019 @ 3:13 am. Event id: us2000jc10. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jc10.
Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isangel.
Each 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 62 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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