A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 118 km E of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (73 miles). Id of earthquake: us10006dra. Event ids that are associated: us10006dra. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 173.1801 East, latitude -22.5872 South, depth = 39.57 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39.57 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 14/08/16 / 2016-08-14 12:44:19 / August 14, 2016 @ 12:44 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 00:44:19 / 12:44 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 118 km E of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia.
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