A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 131 km N of Sola, Vanuatu (81 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 167.4408° East, -12.6917° South, depth 10 km. Global time and date of event 08/11/25 / 2025-11-08 16:17:46 / November 8, 2025 @ 4:17 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 16:17:46 / 4:17 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000re66. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000re66. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 131 km N of Sola, Vanuatu.

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