A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) was reported 108 kilometers (67 miles) from Sigave in Wallis and Futuna on Thursday. Unique identifier: us7000577p. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000577p. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -177.2941° West, -14.7922° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/08/19 / 2019-08-22 19:27:12 / August 22, 2019 @ 7:27 pm. The 5.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:27:12 / 7:27 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 109 km (68 miles) from Sigavé (c. 500 pop), 103 km (64 miles) from Alo (c. 200 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Wallis and Futuna (c. 16 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sigavé, Alo (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 108 km ESE of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna.
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