A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 208 km SE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (129 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -176.6423 West, latitude -15.4617 South, depth = 360.02 km. Id of earthquake: us1000g55t. Event ids that are associated: us1000g55t. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:42:10 / 1:42 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 360.02 km (224 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/08/18 / 2018-08-08 01:42:10 / August 8, 2018 @ 1:42 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 208 km SE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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