A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 35 km E of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (22 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us10006elr. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006elr. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 14:29:49 / 2:29 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 18/08/16 / 2016-08-18 03:29:49 / August 18, 2016 @ 3:29 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 172.3937 East, latitude -22.4555 South, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days twenty, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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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 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: 35 km E of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia.
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