A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 134 km SE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (83 miles) on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000g8ki. Unique identifier: us2000g8ki. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 05:05:52 / 5:05 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 371.35 km (231 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 13/07/18 / 2018-07-13 17:05:52 / July 13, 2018 @ 5:05 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -177.1942° West, latitude -15.0653° South, depth = 371.35 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 134 km SE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna.
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