A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Tadine in New Caledonia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 168.4223 East, latitude -21.13 South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/11/17 / 2017-11-19 23:05:07 / November 19, 2017 @ 11:05 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:05:07 / 10:05 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000bvia. Id of event: us2000bvia.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tadine (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, New Caledonia (c. 216 000 pop). The epicenter was 73 km (45 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 ninety-six, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-nine, in the past 30 days two hundred and twenty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 72 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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