A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 124 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna (77 miles). Global time and date of event 26/04/24 / 2024-04-26 16:53:22 / April 26, 2024 @ 4:53 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -177.2177° West, -15.0318° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:53:22 / 4:53 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000mw28. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000mw28. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 124 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna.
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