A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) strikes 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Monday. The 5.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:36:58 / 9:36 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000nx1e. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000nx1e. Exact location, longitude 169.0412° East, latitude -19.4258° South, depth = 139.832 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/10/24 / 2024-10-07 09:36:58 / October 7, 2024 @ 9:36 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 139.832 km (87 miles).
Earthquake epicenter was 27 km (17 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isangel (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 28 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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