A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 159 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia (99 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 44.91 km, 169.4192° East, -21.5792° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 44.91 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/10/15 / 2015-10-09 00:01:10 / October 9, 2015 @ 12:01 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us10003p4t. Unique identifier: us10003p4t. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:01:10 / 11:01 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 two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-two 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 159 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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