A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Thursday. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:10:14 / 11:10 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 33.107 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/09/25 / 2025-09-04 11:10:14 / September 4, 2025 @ 11:10 am. Unique identifier: us7000qtra. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000qtra. Exact location of event, depth 33.107 km, 169.82° East, -19.4614° South.

Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isangel. The epicenter was 59 km (37 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 57 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu.

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