A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Sola in Vanuatu. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qrpf. Id of event: us7000qrpf. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/08/25 / 2025-08-05 18:52:23 / August 5, 2025 @ 6:52 pm. Exact location of event, longitude 167.4096 East, latitude -13.5037 South, depth = 34.203 km. The temblor was detected at 18:52:23 / 6:52 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 34.203 km (21 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sola. Epicenter of the earthquake was 45 km (28 miles) from Sola (c. 1 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 43 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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