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Wallis and Futuna earthquakes in 1973
7 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Wallis and Futuna in 1973. The largest: M5.5 284 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna, May 6, 1973.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
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Where every quake of 1973 was located in Wallis and Futuna. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1973
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.6183 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna · 374 km deep
- 5.0295 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 33 km deep
- 4.8191 km ESE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 50 km deep
- 4.877 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 374 km deep
- 4.7102 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 343 km deep
- 5.5284 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 33 km deep
- 5.0136 km SW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1973 | 1 | 5.0 | 136 km SW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna |
| February 1973 | 0 | ||
| March 1973 | 0 | ||
| April 1973 | 0 | ||
| May 1973 | 2 | 5.5 | 284 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna |
| June 1973 | 0 | ||
| July 1973 | 1 | 4.8 | 77 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna |
| August 1973 | 0 | ||
| September 1973 | 0 | ||
| October 1973 | 2 | 5.0 | 295 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna |
| November 1973 | 1 | 4.6 | 183 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna |
| December 1973 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.