A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 212 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia (132 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 06:34:16 / 6:34 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 169.9195° East, -21.8161° South, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/12/18 / 2018-12-05 19:34:16 / December 5, 2018 @ 7:34 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000i30e. Unique identifier: us1000i30e.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-three, in the last 10 days thirty-seven, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 212 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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