A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 284 km S of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (176 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us2000h5he. Event ids that are associated: us2000h5he. Exact location of event, longitude -177.6457 West, latitude -16.8209 South, depth = 21.14 km. Global time and date of event 21/08/18 / 2018-08-21 07:38:23 / August 21, 2018 @ 7:38 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.14 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 19:38:23 / 7:38 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 284 km S of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna.
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