A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Norsup in Vanuatu on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 192.081 km, 167.8391° East, -15.7885° South. Global time and date of event 19/11/25 / 2025-11-19 22:39:15 / November 19, 2025 @ 10:39 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us6000rp8s. Event ids that are associated: us6000rp8s. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 192.081 km (119 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:39:15 / 10:39 pm (local time epicenter).

Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Luganville, Lakatoro (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 78 km (49 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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