A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 97 km ENE of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (60 miles). Id of earthquake: us10005jkz. Event ids that are associated: us10005jkz. Exact location, longitude 172.9648° East, latitude -22.1641° South, depth = 37.58 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 37.58 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 16/05/16 / 2016-05-16 00:48:36 / May 16, 2016 @ 12:48 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 12:48:36 / 12:48 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 97 km ENE of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia.
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