A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Sigave in Wallis and Futuna on Thursday. Exact location of event, depth 358.4 km, -177.6774° West, -14.8568° South. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/11/18 / 2018-11-08 22:36:24 / November 8, 2018 @ 10:36 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us1000hs6j. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000hs6j. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 358.4 km (223 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 10:36:24 / 10:36 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Wallis and Futuna (c. 16 000 pop). Event epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Sigavé (c. 500 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Alo (c. 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sigavé, Alo (min 5000 pop).
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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 81 km SE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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