A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 247 km S of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (153 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 40.67 km (25 miles). Exact location of event, depth 40.67 km, -178.0333° West, -16.5338° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 16:25:17 / 4:25 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 22/08/16 / 2016-08-22 04:25:17 / August 22, 2016 @ 4:25 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us20006u7v. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006u7v.
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 fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 247 km S of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna.
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