A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 116 km ESE of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (72 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000e793. Event ids that are associated: us1000e793. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 173.1323 East, latitude -22.7211 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 13/05/18 / 2018-05-13 07:31:27 / May 13, 2018 @ 7:31 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 19:31:27 / 7:31 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 116 km ESE of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia.
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