A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes 121 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia (75 miles) on Friday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/06/16 / 2016-06-16 13:46:27 / June 16, 2016 @ 1:46 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200064rn. Id of event: us200064rn. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 168.5854° East, -20.6703° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 00:46:27 / 12:46 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 121 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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