A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 86 km ESE of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (53 miles) on Saturday. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:00:39 / 1:00 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 62.8 km (39 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 172.84 East, latitude -22.6633 South, depth = 62.8 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us10006dae. Unique identifier: us10006dae. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/08/16 / 2016-08-12 13:00:39 / August 12, 2016 @ 1:00 pm UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-two, in the last 10 days thirty-two, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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