A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 198 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (123 miles) on Tuesday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:59:28 / 8:59 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -177.4779° West, latitude -15.9659° South, depth = 421.15 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us10003x54. Unique identifier: us10003x54. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 421.15 km (262 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/11/15 / 2015-11-10 20:59:28 / November 10, 2015 @ 8:59 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 198 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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