A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 259 km S of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (161 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 71.72 km (45 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -178.0637° West, -16.6475° South, depth 71.72 km. Global time and date of event 09/02/18 / 2018-02-09 22:43:41 / February 9, 2018 @ 10:43 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d4ve. Id of event: us2000d4ve. The temblor was reported at 10:43:41 / 10:43 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 259 km S of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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