A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes 194 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (121 miles) on Friday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000d86r. Id of event: us1000d86r. The temblor was picked up at 05:32:33 / 5:32 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 23/03/18 / 2018-03-23 17:32:33 / March 23, 2018 @ 5:32 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -177.5577° West, -15.9553° South, depth 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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. 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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 194 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna.
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