A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 182 km W of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (113 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, 170.2758° East, -22.3535° South, depth 32.17 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000hb2s. Id of event: us2000hb2s. The epicenter was at a depth of 32.17 km (20 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/09/18 / 2018-09-08 14:49:14 / September 8, 2018 @ 2:49 pm. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:49:14 / 1:49 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 two, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days thirty-nine 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 182 km W of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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