A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 201 km W of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (125 miles) on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 11:14:11 / 11:14 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 30/08/18 / 2018-08-30 00:14:11 / August 30, 2018 @ 12:14 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us2000h557. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000h557. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 170.0936° East, -22.4259° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 201 km W of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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