A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 10:59:28 / 10:59 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 169.0762° East, latitude -18.8095° South, depth = 214.339 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 214.339 km (133 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us7000puzx. Event ids that are associated: us7000puzx. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/04/25 / 2025-04-25 10:59:28 / April 25, 2025 @ 10:59 am UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isangel.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 83 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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