A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 126 km SSW of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (78 miles). The temblor was detected at 13:07:25 / 1:07 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -178.75° West, -15.2978° South, depth 403.09 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 403.09 km (250 miles). Event id: us10003xue. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003xue. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/11/15 / 2015-11-09 01:07:25 / November 9, 2015 @ 1:07 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 126 km SSW of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna.
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