A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Lakatoro in Vanuatu on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 12/09/25 / 2025-09-12 04:50:35 / September 12, 2025 @ 4:50 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us7000qvmd. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000qvmd. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:50:35 / 4:50 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 167.2667° East, -16.3434° South.
The epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop), 31 km (20 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Luganville, Lakatoro (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. 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: 31 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu.
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