A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Tadine in New Caledonia. The temblor was detected at 21:35:04 / 9:35 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 168.5651° East, -21.4832° South, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/11/17 / 2017-11-19 10:35:04 / November 19, 2017 @ 10:35 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000bvgi. Event ids that are associated: us2000bvgi. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Tadine (c. 7 500 pop). Close country/countries, New Caledonia (c. 216 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tadine (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and two, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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: 71 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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