A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 88 kilometers (55 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu on Monday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:30:06 / 2:30 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 11/08/25 / 2025-08-11 02:30:06 / August 11, 2025 @ 2:30 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qu3f. Id of event: us7000qu3f. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 168.5344 East, latitude -16.9629 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Port-Vila (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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