Significant 5.4 quake hits near Port Vila, Shefa, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake near Port Vila, Shefa, Vanuatu, was reported only 13 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth of 88 km beneath the epicenter early evening on Wednesday, January 15th, 2025, at 6:32 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.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Port Vila (pop. 35,900) located 45 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 15, 2025 06:32 pm (Efate time) local time (15 Jan 2025 07:32 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.4
Depth: 88.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.39°S / 168.1°E (Vanuatu)
Primary data source: GFZ
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