A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 177 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia (110 miles) on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 169.3971 East, latitude -22.2988 South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 19:53:16 / 7:53 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000itbe. Id of event: us2000itbe. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/12/18 / 2018-12-08 08:53:16 / December 8, 2018 @ 8:53 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-eight, in the last 10 days one hundred and four, in the past 30 days one hundred and seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-one 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 177 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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