A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 264 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (164 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 402.67 km (250 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:50:43 / 12:50 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100031fd. Id of event: us100031fd. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/08/15 / 2015-08-12 12:50:43 / August 12, 2015 @ 12:50 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -177.2484° West, latitude -16.5178° South, depth = 402.67 km.
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 264 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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