A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Port-Olry in Vanuatu on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/08/25 / 2025-08-12 12:58:56 / August 12, 2025 @ 12:58 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 167.2226 East, latitude -14.936 South, depth = 126.579 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r03c. Id of event: us6000r03c. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 126.579 km (79 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 12:58:56 / 12:58 pm (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 65 km (41 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Luganville (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 19 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu.
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