A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 192 km S of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (119 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 06/09/18 / 2018-09-06 17:31:50 / September 6, 2018 @ 5:31 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:31:50 / 5:31 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 650.65 km, -178.4043° West, -16.0238° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 650.65 km (404 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000h9p0. Id of event: us2000h9p0.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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