A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 169.6714° East, -19.1067° South, depth 10 km. Event id: us7000qde2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qde2. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/07/25 / 2025-07-18 10:17:53 / July 18, 2025 @ 10:17 am. The temblor was detected at 10:17:53 / 10:17 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
The epicenter was 65 km (40 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isangel.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 63 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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