A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 163 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu (101 miles) on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000qvqs. Unique identifier: us7000qvqs. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:40:05 / 9:40 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 148.283 km (92 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 170.1451 East, latitude -20.7731 South, depth = 148.283 km. Global time and date of event 19/08/25 / 2025-08-19 21:40:05 / August 19, 2025 @ 9:40 pm UTC/GMT.

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 163 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu.

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