A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Gataivai in Samoa. The temblor was reported at 04:12:37 / 4:12 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -172.2734° West, latitude -13.7166° South, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 07/07/18 / 2018-07-07 15:12:37 / July 7, 2018 @ 3:12 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000fz3m. Id of event: us2000fz3m.
The epicenter was 56 km (35 miles) from Apia (c. 40 400 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Asau (c. 6 600 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Mulifanua (c. 4 500 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Leulumoega (c. 1 500 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Lufilufi (c. 1 100 pop), 6 km (4 miles) from Vailoa (c. 800 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from A’opo (c. 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Samamea, Lufilufi, Apia. Close country/countries that might be effected, Samoa (c. 192 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 13 km ENE of Gataivai, Samoa. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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