A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 154 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (96 miles) on Sunday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000g5t2. Id of event: us2000g5t2. The temblor was reported at 10:48:54 / 10:48 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 410.88 km (255 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -177.7857 West, latitude -15.6495 South, depth = 410.88 km. Global time and date of event 15/07/18 / 2018-07-15 22:48:54 / July 15, 2018 @ 10:48 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. 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 two and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 154 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna.
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