A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 254 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (158 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j1r7. Id of event: us2000j1r7. The temblor was detected at 17:18:37 / 5:18 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.1505 West, latitude -16.3737 South, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/12/18 / 2018-12-20 05:18:37 / December 20, 2018 @ 5:18 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 254 km SSE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna.
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