A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Sola in Vanuatu on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000qgte. Event ids that are associated: us6000qgte. The temblor was reported at 04:01:37 / 4:01 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/05/25 / 2025-05-30 04:01:37 / May 30, 2025 @ 4:01 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 198.094 km (123 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 167.3696 East, latitude -14.4336 South, depth = 198.094 km.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sola (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Event epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Sola (c. 1 200 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 64 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu.
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