A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 119 km ESE of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (74 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 12/08/16 / 2016-08-12 21:22:46 / August 12, 2016 @ 9:22 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us10006edu. Event ids that are associated: us10006edu. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 173.1746 East, latitude -22.6643 South, depth = 10 km. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:22:46 / 9:22 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days thirty-four, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 119 km ESE of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia.
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