A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 94 kilometers (58 miles) from Tadine in New Caledonia. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000bjd2. Event ids that are associated: us1000bjd2. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/11/17 / 2017-11-21 15:44:59 / November 21, 2017 @ 3:44 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:44:59 / 2:44 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 168.7242° East, latitude -21.2246° South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 earthquake was 94 km (59 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 thirty-five, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-four, in the past 30 days two hundred and seventy-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 94 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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