A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 246.578 km (153 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/11/25 / 2025-11-02 22:10:15 / November 2, 2025 @ 10:10 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 169.6297° East, -19.8027° South, depth 246.578 km. The temblor was reported at 22:10:15 / 10:10 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000rl3f. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rl3f.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 47 km (29 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isangel (min 5000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 46 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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