A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 119 km SW of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna (74 miles). Exact location of event, depth 419.75 km, -178.8275° West, -15.1679° South. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jnzt. Id of event: us2000jnzt. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/02/19 / 2019-02-15 22:19:58 / February 15, 2019 @ 10:19 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 419.75 km (261 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 10:19:58 / 10:19 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 six 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 119 km SW of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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