A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 180 km SE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (112 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us20004x4f. Unique identifier: us20004x4f. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 01/02/16 / 2016-02-01 20:04:23 / February 1, 2016 @ 8:04 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.2113 West, latitude -15.6442 South, depth = 409.51 km. The temblor was detected at 08:04:23 / 8:04 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 409.51 km (254 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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: 180 km SE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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