A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Port-Olry in Vanuatu. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 164.589 km (102 miles). Exact location of event, depth 164.589 km, 167.372° East, -15.191° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/11/25 / 2025-11-04 01:28:29 / November 4, 2025 @ 1:28 am. The temblor was picked up at 01:28:29 / 1:28 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000rdgt. Event ids that are associated: us7000rdgt. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Luganville. Earthquake epicenter was 43 km (27 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 36 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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