A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Sola in Vanuatu on Sunday. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:59:06 / 7:59 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000q02c. Unique identifier: us7000q02c. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 191.34 km (119 miles). Exact location, longitude 167.3017° East, latitude -14.0896° South, depth = 191.34 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/05/25 / 2025-05-18 19:59:06 / May 18, 2025 @ 7:59 pm.

Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sola (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 35 km (22 miles) from Sola (c. 1 200 pop).

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 35 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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