A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Sola in Vanuatu. Exact location of event, longitude 167.0066 East, latitude -13.7132 South, depth = 58.966 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:55:33 / 10:55 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 58.966 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us7000regh. Event ids that are associated: us7000regh. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/11/25 / 2025-11-11 10:55:33 / November 11, 2025 @ 10:55 am.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sola. The epicenter was 62 km (38 miles) from Sola (c. 1 200 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 61 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu.
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