A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 164 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna (102 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/09/20 / 2020-09-09 22:55:55 / September 9, 2020 @ 10:55 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000bks4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000bks4. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 310.9 km (193 miles). The temblor was picked up at 22:55:55 / 10:55 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -175.9613 West, latitude -14.7539 South, depth = 310.9 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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