A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Tadine in New Caledonia on Thursday. Exact location, longitude 168.6017° East, latitude -21.6185° South, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/11/17 / 2017-11-16 08:01:59 / November 16, 2017 @ 8:01 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000bu0h. Unique identifier: us2000bu0h. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:01:59 / 7:01 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 75 km (46 miles) from Tadine (c. 7 500 pop). 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).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and twenty-five, in the last 10 days one hundred and fifty-four, in the past 30 days two hundred and fourty-one and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. 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: 74 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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