A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu. The temblor was reported at 04:37:23 / 4:37 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000pgse. Event ids that are associated: us6000pgse. The epicenter was at a depth of 62.726 km (39 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 168.1998 East, latitude -17.6668 South, depth = 62.726 km. Global time and date of event 01/01/25 / 2025-01-01 04:37:23 / January 1, 2025 @ 4:37 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 15 km (9 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Port-Vila (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 14 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
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