A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 22:30:07 / 10:30 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 168.5712 East, latitude -18.4597 South, depth = 95.052 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 95.052 km (59 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000rvkd. Event ids that are associated: us6000rvkd. Global time and date of event 17/12/25 / 2025-12-17 22:30:07 / December 17, 2025 @ 10:30 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Port-Vila. Earthquake epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop).
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 ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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