Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.2 quake hits 31 km north of Isangel, Vanuatu in the afternoon
5.2 quake 10 Aug 5:59 pm (GMT +11)

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake near Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu, was reported only 22 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate to considerable depth of 157.6 km beneath the epicenter in the afternoon on Wednesday, August 10th, 2022, at 5:59 pm local time. 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 Geoscience Australia (GeoAu), which listed it as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.2, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.2, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 5.2.
Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Isangel (pop. 1,400) located 31 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Aug 10, 2022 5:59 pm (GMT +11) local time (10 Aug 2022 06:59 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 157.6 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 19.27°S / 169.26°E (Coral Sea, Vanuatu)
Primary data source: USGS
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