A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Sigave in Wallis and Futuna on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 20:46:07 / 8:46 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/02/16 / 2016-02-14 08:46:07 / February 14, 2016 @ 8:46 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us10004qj8. Unique identifier: us10004qj8. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 432.07 km (268 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 432.07 km, -178.3096° West, -15.1039° South.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Wallis and Futuna (c. 16 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sigavé, Alo (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Sigavé (c. 500 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Alo (c. 200 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 90 km S of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna.
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