A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 175 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (109 miles) on Sunday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/12/18 / 2018-12-02 13:49:43 / December 2, 2018 @ 1:49 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 422.31 km (262 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000i46a. Unique identifier: us1000i46a. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:49:43 / 1:49 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -177.5075° West, -15.7516° South, depth 422.31 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 175 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna.
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