A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) was reported 223 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (139 miles) on Friday. The 5.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:23:32 / 3:23 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.6084 West, latitude -16.2492 South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/06/18 / 2018-06-16 03:23:32 / June 16, 2018 @ 3:23 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000eszl. Id of event: us1000eszl.
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 three and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 223 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna.
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