A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:30:42 / 4:30 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000qupm. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000qupm. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/07/25 / 2025-07-13 04:30:42 / July 13, 2025 @ 4:30 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 167.8977 East, latitude -17.4241 South, depth = 35 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Port-Vila. Epicenter of the earthquake was 57 km (35 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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: 56 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
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