A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.208 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us7000q93e. Event ids that are associated: us7000q93e. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:29:21 / 1:29 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/06/25 / 2025-06-13 01:29:21 / June 13, 2025 @ 1:29 am. Exact location of event, depth 20.208 km, 167.9105° East, -17.4643° South.
Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Port-Vila (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 52 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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