A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu on Sunday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:09:51 / 8:09 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 168.042 East, latitude -17.7656 South, depth = 35.676 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35.676 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 23/03/25 / 2025-03-23 08:09:51 / March 23, 2025 @ 8:09 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us7000pm0t. Event ids that are associated: us7000pm0t. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Port-Vila. Epicenter of the event was 30 km (19 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 28 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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