Monday 20 November 2017

It's the 100th major quake of 2017! Yet another big one strikes the South Pacific as a mag 6.0 hits Wallis and Futuna

USGS

A mag 6.0 - 189km SE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna is yet another major quake in the South Pacific near the New Caledonia are where
a massive mag 7.0 was the third major quake to hit New Caledonia on a day this morning, as 21 aftershocks with 13 of them being mag 5 or higher cause 3 tsunami warnings.
Tonight's quake is the is the 14th of November making it the busiest month this year for major quakes and is the 100th major quake of a very quiet 2017 as this year promises to be the lowest total of major quakes this century.

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