A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Lakatoro in Vanuatu on Thursday. Exact location of earthquake, 167.3468° East, -16.4588° South, depth 12.928 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000qvh1. Event ids that are associated: us7000qvh1. Global time and date of event 11/09/25 / 2025-09-11 15:43:54 / September 11, 2025 @ 3:43 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12.928 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 15:43:54 / 3:43 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lakatoro. Earthquake epicenter was 41 km (25 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 40 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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