A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 177 km W of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (110 miles). The temblor was picked up at 03:46:03 / 3:46 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 170.3411° East, -22.2096° South. Unique identifier: us10007pww. Ids that are associated to the event: us10007pww. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/12/16 / 2016-12-18 16:46:03 / December 18, 2016 @ 4:46 pm UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 177 km W of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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