M 4.6 in Vanuatu on 16 Jun 2024 12:58 UTC

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Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - Vanuatu Islands on Thursday, Jun 20, 2024, at 02:22 pm (Efate time)

2024-06-20T05:52+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Isangel , a town with 1,400 inhabitants in Vanuatu , in 61 km (38 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of , Noumea, 481 km (299 mi) away from the epicenter,....

Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - New Zealand on Wednesday, Jun 19, 2024, at 08:21 am (Universal Time time)

2024-06-19T10:54+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision. Seismic station: Raoul, Kermadec Islands (RAO/IU network) | Distance from....

Strong mag. 5.1 earthquake - 141 km southeast of Port Vila, Shefa, Vanuatu, on Tuesday, Jun 18, 2024, at 09:42 pm (Universal Time time)

2024-06-18T23:58+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Isangel , a town with 1,400 inhabitants in Vanuatu , in 84 km (52 mi) distance southeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of , Noumea, 452 km (281 mi) away from the epicenter,....

Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - Hawke's Bay, 44 km southwest of Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand, on Tuesday, Jun 18, 2024, at 05:57 am (Auckland time)

2024-06-17T20:18+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Gisborne , a town with 34,000 inhabitants in New Zealand , in 44 km (28 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the....

Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 57 km north of Maewo Island, Penama, Vanuatu, on Sunday, Jun 16, 2024, at 11:58 pm (GMT +11)

2024-06-16T17:12+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

A strong magnitude 4.6 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean near Maewo Island island, Vanuatu , late in the evening of Sunday, Jun 16, 2024 at 11.58 pm local time (GMT +11). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, on Sunday, Jun 16, 2024, at 07:31 am (Universal Time time)

2024-06-16T09:53+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Seismic station: Norfolk Island (NFK/AU network) | Distance from quake: 708 km / 440 mi | Show on map Station Info Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.

Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 133 km east of Futami, Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Jun 15, 2024, at 11:59 pm (GMT +9)

2024-06-15T17:28+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Seismic station: Matsushiro, Japan (MAJO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 1165 km / 724 mi | Show on map Station Info Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.

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