A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 82 kilometers (51 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. The epicenter was at a depth of 123.44 km (77 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/05/25 / 2025-05-26 02:55:40 / May 26, 2025 @ 2:55 am. Exact location of earthquake, 169.4674° East, -20.2633° South, depth 123.44 km. The temblor was detected at 02:55:40 / 2:55 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000qjk1. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000qjk1.

Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isangel. Epicenter of the earthquake was 82 km (51 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 82 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu.

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