A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) strikes 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 169.0856 East, latitude -19.7507 South, depth = 111.01 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us70003j7l. Unique identifier: us70003j7l. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/05/19 / 2019-05-10 08:44:54 / May 10, 2019 @ 8:44 am. The 5.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:44:54 / 7:44 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 111.01 km (69 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isangel (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 29 km (18 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 29 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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