A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 97 km SSW of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (60 miles) on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: us1000hrmg. Event ids that are associated: us1000hrmg. The temblor was picked up at 02:11:13 / 2:11 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42.18 km (26 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 171.8135 East, latitude -23.2564 South, depth = 42.18 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/11/18 / 2018-11-06 15:11:13 / November 6, 2018 @ 3:11 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 97 km SSW of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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