A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 140 km WSW of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (87 miles) on Thursday. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:34:26 / 10:34 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/10/18 / 2018-10-17 23:34:26 / October 17, 2018 @ 11:34 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000hg2f. Unique identifier: us1000hg2f. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 170.8432° East, -22.9889° South. 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 quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-three 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 140 km WSW of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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