A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 240 km SE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (149 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 382.89 km (238 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000dqfd. Id of event: us1000dqfd. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/04/18 / 2018-04-22 23:07:02 / April 22, 2018 @ 11:07 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 11:07:02 / 11:07 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -176.8208° West, latitude -16.035° South, depth = 382.89 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 240 km SE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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