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Wallis and Futuna earthquakes in 1978
13 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Wallis and Futuna in 1978. The largest: M6.0 182 km SSE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna, Jul 17, 1978.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
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Where every quake of 1978 was located in Wallis and Futuna. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1978
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.9165 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna · 289 km deep
- 5.169 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 33 km deep
- 4.782 km SW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna · 395 km deep
- 4.946 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 33 km deep
- 4.8140 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 418 km deep
- 5.2176 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna · 301 km deep
- 6.0182 km SSE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna · 292 km deep
- 4.8122 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 444 km deep
- 5.0166 km ESE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 33 km deep
- 5.270 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 330 km deep
- 4.9139 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna · 33 km deep
- 5.083 km SW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna · 379 km deep
- 5.181 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna · 389 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1978 | 0 | ||
| February 1978 | 0 | ||
| March 1978 | 0 | ||
| April 1978 | 1 | 5.1 | 81 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna |
| May 1978 | 4 | 5.2 | 70 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna |
| June 1978 | 1 | 4.8 | 122 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna |
| July 1978 | 1 | 6.0 | 182 km SSE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna |
| August 1978 | 1 | 5.2 | 176 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna |
| September 1978 | 1 | 4.8 | 140 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna |
| October 1978 | 0 | ||
| November 1978 | 3 | 5.1 | 69 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna |
| December 1978 | 1 | 4.9 | 165 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna |
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.