A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Sola in Vanuatu. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 195.019 km (121 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:59:37 / 4:59 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000qx7h. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qx7h. Exact location of event, depth 195.019 km, 167.1708° East, -13.3072° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/08/25 / 2025-08-01 04:59:37 / August 1, 2025 @ 4:59 am UTC/GMT.

Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 76 km (47 miles) from Sola (c. 1 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sola (min 5000 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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 75 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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