A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 130 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (81 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -177.8386° West, -15.4371° South, depth 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:47:17 / 9:47 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/11/15 / 2015-11-22 09:47:17 / November 22, 2015 @ 9:47 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us100040b3. Event ids that are associated: us100040b3.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 three and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 130 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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