A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Port-Olry in Vanuatu. Exact location of event, longitude 167.2443 East, latitude -14.9108 South, depth = 125.885 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 125.885 km (78 miles). Global time and date of event 11/11/24 / 2024-11-11 02:34:08 / November 11, 2024 @ 2:34 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nr37. Id of event: us7000nr37. The temblor was reported at 02:34:08 / 2:34 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Luganville (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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 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: 23 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu.
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