A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Luganville in Vanuatu on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000ql1k. Event ids that are associated: us6000ql1k. Exact location, longitude 167.1841° East, latitude -15.7357° South, depth = 31.682 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/06/25 / 2025-06-02 03:48:26 / June 2, 2025 @ 3:48 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 31.682 km (20 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:48:26 / 3:48 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 24 km (15 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lakatoro, Luganville.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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