A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 232 km SE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (144 miles). Event id: us20003k18. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003k18. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 417.26 km (259 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 417.26 km, -176.9406° West, -16.0286° South. The temblor was picked up at 10:05:50 / 10:05 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/09/15 / 2015-09-04 22:05:50 / September 4, 2015 @ 10:05 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 232 km SE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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