A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Tadine in New Caledonia. Exact location of earthquake, 168.3516° East, -21.4756° South, depth 10 km. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:30:14 / 4:30 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000c2mh. Id of event: us2000c2mh. Exact time and date of earthquake 10/12/17 / 2017-12-10 17:30:14 / December 10, 2017 @ 5:30 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tadine (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, New Caledonia (c. 216 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 49 km (31 miles) from Tadine (c. 7 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixty-six and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 49 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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