A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 93 kilometers (58 miles) from Alo in Wallis and Futuna on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000pm3q. Event ids that are associated: us6000pm3q. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 15/01/25 / 2025-01-15 16:29:19 / January 15, 2025 @ 4:29 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 16:29:19 / 4:29 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -177.4209° West, -14.8197° South, depth 10 km.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Alo (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Wallis and Futuna (c. 16 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 93 km (58 miles) from Alo (c. 200 pop).
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 seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 93 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna.
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