A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 96 km SE of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (60 miles). Exact location, longitude 172.6256° East, latitude -23.0923° South, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us20006u4u. Event ids that are associated: us20006u4u. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/08/16 / 2016-08-26 06:07:29 / August 26, 2016 @ 6:07 am. The temblor was reported at 18:07:29 / 6:07 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 96 km SE of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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