A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 193 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu (120 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 80.67 km (50 miles). Exact location, longitude 170.0799° East, latitude -21.1182° South, depth = 80.67 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/05/19 / 2019-05-29 18:33:28 / May 29, 2019 @ 6:33 pm. Event id: us70003stq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003stq. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:33:28 / 5:33 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 193 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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