A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 56.676 km (35 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000r0vc. Event ids that are associated: us6000r0vc. Exact location of event, longitude 168.3484 East, latitude -18.1429 South, depth = 56.676 km. The temblor was detected at 23:35:05 / 11:35 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/08/25 / 2025-08-14 23:35:05 / August 14, 2025 @ 11:35 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 46 km (28 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop). Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Port-Vila (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 45 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
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