A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 207 km WNW of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (129 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/05/16 / 2016-05-30 17:36:21 / May 30, 2016 @ 5:36 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 170.1417 East, latitude -21.8001 South, depth = 17.63 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 17.63 km (11 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us200061qw. Unique identifier: us200061qw. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:36:21 / 4:36 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 207 km WNW of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia.
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