A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 92 kilometers (57 miles) from Sigave in Wallis and Futuna on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 369.32 km (229 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/10/18 / 2018-10-30 13:31:50 / October 30, 2018 @ 1:31 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -177.621° West, -14.9467° South, depth 369.32 km. Event id: us2000i7k9. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000i7k9. The temblor was picked up at 01:31:50 / 1:31 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Wallis and Futuna (c. 16 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sigavé, Alo. Earthquake epicenter was 94 km (58 miles) from Sigavé (c. 500 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Alo (c. 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 92 km SE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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