A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 141 km NNW of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (88 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 171.3934° East, -21.2812° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hwee. Id of event: us1000hwee. The temblor was reported at 04:24:29 / 4:24 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/11/18 / 2018-11-25 17:24:29 / November 25, 2018 @ 5:24 pm. 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 141 km NNW of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia.
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