A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Tadine in New Caledonia. The temblor was reported at 02:57:10 / 2:57 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000bvii. Id of event: us2000bvii. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 168.6864° East, -21.3675° South, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/11/17 / 2017-11-19 15:57:10 / November 19, 2017 @ 3:57 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 event was 86 km (53 miles) from Tadine (c. 7 500 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-one, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixteen, in the past 30 days two hundred and eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 85 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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