A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 94 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu (58 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, longitude 167.5682 East, latitude -17.2738 South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 09:58:47 / 9:58 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000a5u7. Event ids that are associated: us6000a5u7. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/05/20 / 2020-05-27 09:58:47 / May 27, 2020 @ 9:58 am. 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 twenty-seven, in the last 10 days twenty-seven, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days sixty-one 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 94 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
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