A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Alo in Wallis and Futuna on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 409.298 km (254 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000piyz. Id of event: us6000piyz. Exact location, longitude -178.3585° West, latitude -15.0331° South, depth = 409.298 km. The temblor was detected at 09:27:43 / 9:27 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/12/24 / 2024-12-29 09:27:43 / December 29, 2024 @ 9:27 am.
Epicenter of the event was 85 km (53 miles) from Sigavé (c. 500 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Alo (c. 200 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Wallis and Futuna (c. 16 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sigavé, Alo (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 84 km SSW of Alo, Wallis and Futuna.
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