A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 264 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (164 miles). The 5.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:29:50 / 6:29 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us200063m8. Ids that are associated to the event: us200063m8. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -177.2363° West, latitude -16.5173° South, depth = 10 km. 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: 10/06/16 / 2016-06-10 18:29:50 / June 10, 2016 @ 6:29 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 264 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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