A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 98 kilometers (61 miles) from Tadine in New Caledonia on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007f82. Id of event: us10007f82. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:18:53 / 5:18 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 168.5607° East, latitude -20.9334° South, depth = 24.18 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/12/16 / 2016-12-06 18:18:53 / December 6, 2016 @ 6:18 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.18 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries, New Caledonia (c. 216 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 98 km (61 miles) from Tadine (c. 7 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tadine (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fourty-eight 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 98 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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