A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Tadine in New Caledonia on Monday. Id of earthquake: us2000bvi4. Event ids that are associated: us2000bvi4. The temblor was picked up at 10:04:06 / 10:04 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 168.7329° East, -21.6903° South. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/11/17 / 2017-11-19 23:04:06 / November 19, 2017 @ 11:04 pm.
Close country/countries, New Caledonia (c. 216 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tadine. Epicenter of the event was 89 km (55 miles) from Tadine (c. 7 500 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-four, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-five, in the past 30 days two hundred and thirty and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 89 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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