A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 112 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu (70 miles) on Tuesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000j8ty. Id of event: us1000j8ty. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 03:23:09 / 3:23 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 222.22 km (138 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 169.1221 East, latitude -18.5444 South, depth = 222.22 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/02/19 / 2019-02-18 16:23:09 / February 18, 2019 @ 4:23 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. 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: 112 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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