A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 93 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia (58 miles). The temblor was reported at 03:14:32 / 3:14 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 168.7499° East, -21.3089° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/11/17 / 2017-11-21 16:14:32 / November 21, 2017 @ 4:14 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000bjda. Id of event: us1000bjda.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, 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-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 93 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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