A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/05/19 / 2019-05-26 04:58:08 / May 26, 2019 @ 4:58 am. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:58:08 / 3:58 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 169.1911° East, -19.3316° South, depth 117.78 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 117.78 km (73 miles). Id of earthquake: us60003saz. Event ids that are associated: us60003saz. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 26 km (16 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 25 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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