A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 158 km WSW of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (98 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 170.7102° East, -23.1191° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000btsw. Event ids that are associated: us1000btsw. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/12/17 / 2017-12-13 17:26:49 / December 13, 2017 @ 5:26 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:26:49 / 4:26 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 158 km WSW of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia.
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