A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 101 kilometers (63 miles) from Sigave in Wallis and Futuna. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:41:22 / 5:41 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ehfx. Id of event: us1000ehfx. 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 372.22 km (231 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -177.4777 West, latitude -14.92 South, depth = 372.22 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/06/18 / 2018-06-02 17:41:22 / June 2, 2018 @ 5:41 pm.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Alo (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Wallis and Futuna (c. 16 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 96 km (60 miles) from Alo (c. 200 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 101 km SE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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