A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Norsup in Vanuatu. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qawk. Id of event: us7000qawk. Exact location, longitude 167.3193° East, latitude -15.9102° South, depth = 16.121 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 24/06/25 / 2025-06-24 15:27:50 / June 24, 2025 @ 3:27 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 16.121 km (10 miles). The temblor was reported at 15:27:50 / 3:27 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquake epicenter was 47 km (29 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Luganville, Lakatoro (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 five and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 19 km NNW of Norsup, Vanuatu.
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