A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 177 km W of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (110 miles). The temblor was picked up at 02:31:04 / 2:31 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 170.325° East, latitude -22.4695° South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/09/18 / 2018-09-08 15:31:04 / September 8, 2018 @ 3:31 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us2000hgp3. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000hgp3. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighteen, in the last 10 days thirty-six, in the past 30 days fourty-seven and in the last 365 days sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 177 km W of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia.
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