A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 258 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna (160 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10.27 km (6 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: us6000n8e9. Id of event: us6000n8e9. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.4777 West, latitude -16.5694 South, depth = 10.27 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/06/24 / 2024-06-16 09:40:43 / June 16, 2024 @ 9:40 am. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:40:43 / 9:40 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 258 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna.
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