Moderate magnitude 4.6 quake hits 101 km east of Santo, Vanuatu late at night
4.6 quake 29 Apr 11:00 pm (GMT +11)

An intermediate magnitude 4.6 earthquake was reported late at night near Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake hit on Friday, April 29th, 2022, at 11:00 pm local time at an intermediate depth of 120.9 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. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.6 as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 4.6.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Santo (pop. 13,400) located 101 km from the epicenter, Norsup (pop. 3,000) 104 km away, and Lakatoro (pop. 710) 105 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Apr 29, 2022 11:00 pm (GMT +11) local time (29 Apr 2022 12:00 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 120.9 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 15.42°S / 168.1°E (Coral Sea, Vanuatu)
Primary data source: USGS
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