A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 108 km SW of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (67 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of event, longitude -178.7922 West, latitude -15.0693 South, depth = 417.4 km. Event id: us10007ph7. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007ph7. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 417.4 km (259 miles). 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: 03/01/17 / 2017-01-03 17:07:14 / January 3, 2017 @ 5:07 pm. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:07:14 / 5:07 am (local time epicenter).
Each 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 108 km SW of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna.
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