A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 92 kilometers (57 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, 168.7826° East, -18.8503° South, depth 81.39 km. Global time and date of event 14/06/19 / 2019-06-14 04:28:28 / June 14, 2019 @ 4:28 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600040l4. Id of event: us600040l4. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 81.39 km (51 miles). The temblor was reported at 15:28:28 / 3:28 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 93 km (58 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 92 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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