A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 11:21:52 / 11:21 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 26.04 km, 167.9018° East, -17.3832° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/06/20 / 2020-06-04 11:21:52 / June 4, 2020 @ 11:21 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 26.04 km (16 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000a5vr. Id of event: us6000a5vr.
Epicenter of the event was 59 km (37 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop). Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Port-Vila (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 58 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
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