A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Sigave in Wallis and Futuna on Monday. Exact location of event, longitude -177.4143 West, latitude -14.2209 South, depth = 337.07 km. Unique identifier: us200061qn. Ids that are associated to the event: us200061qn. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 337.07 km (209 miles). The temblor was detected at 03:17:24 / 3:17 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/05/16 / 2016-05-30 15:17:24 / May 30, 2016 @ 3:17 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 81 km (51 miles) from Sigavé (c. 500 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Alo (c. 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sigavé, Alo (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Wallis and Futuna (c. 16 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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. 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: 81 km E of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna.
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