A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 97 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia (60 miles) on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/11/17 / 2017-11-21 14:40:45 / November 21, 2017 @ 2:40 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 7.04 km (4 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:40:45 / 1:40 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us1000bjcx. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000bjcx. Exact location, longitude 168.741° East, latitude -21.1866° South, depth = 7.04 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-five, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-three, in the past 30 days two hundred and seventy-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 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: 97 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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