A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 88 kilometers (55 miles) from Tadine in New Caledonia on Friday. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:09:40 / 5:09 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us2000btm1. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000btm1. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/11/17 / 2017-11-23 18:09:40 / November 23, 2017 @ 6:09 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 168.7282 East, latitude -21.6579 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, New Caledonia (c. 216 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tadine (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 88 km (55 miles) from Tadine (c. 7 500 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days fifty-nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and fifty and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 88 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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