A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 151 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (94 miles). The temblor was picked up at 04:34:09 / 4:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -177.456° West, latitude -15.487° South, depth = 424.36 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 424.36 km (264 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000g20v. Unique identifier: us1000g20v. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/08/18 / 2018-08-02 16:34:09 / August 2, 2018 @ 4:34 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 151 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna.
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