A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Sola in Vanuatu on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 173.36 km (108 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us60006a6w. Unique identifier: us60006a6w. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 167.1094 East, latitude -14.2209 South, depth = 173.36 km. The temblor was detected at 22:42:36 / 10:42 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/11/19 / 2019-11-11 11:42:36 / November 11, 2019 @ 11:42 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sola (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Sola (c. 1 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 60 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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