A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) strikes 98 kilometers (61 miles) from Tadine in New Caledonia on Wednesday. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000az8y. Unique identifier: us1000az8y. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.38 km (12 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:22:09 / 6:22 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/10/17 / 2017-10-31 19:22:09 / October 31, 2017 @ 7:22 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 168.8277 East, latitude -21.6661 South, depth = 19.38 km.
The epicenter was 98 km (61 miles) from Tadine (c. 7 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tadine (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, New Caledonia (c. 216 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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 E of Tadine, New Caledonia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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