A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 219 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna (136 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location, longitude -176.6976° West, latitude -15.7395° South, depth = 357.99 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 357.99 km (222 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/10/24 / 2024-10-08 16:47:05 / October 8, 2024 @ 4:47 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 16:47:05 / 4:47 pm (local time epicenter). 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: us7000nntq. Id of event: us7000nntq.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 219 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna.
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