Sismo leggero mag. 4.8 - Coral Sea, 68 km a nord da Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, sabato, 3 set 2022 16:57 (GMT +11) -

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred in the afternoon on Saturday, September 3rd, 2022, at 4:57 pm local time near Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, as reported by the United States Geological Survey.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate depth of 120.3 km. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel weaker in absolute terms. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.8 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Port-Olry (pop. 2,000) located 29 km from the epicenter, Santo (pop. 13,400) 68 km away, and Sola (pop. 1,200) 119 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

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