A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 216 km W of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (134 miles) on Friday. The temblor was picked up at 18:10:26 / 6:10 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000it9p. Unique identifier: us2000it9p. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/12/18 / 2018-12-07 07:10:26 / December 7, 2018 @ 7:10 am. Exact location of earthquake, 169.9446° East, -22.3327° South, depth 10 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-six, in the last 10 days ninety-two, in the past 30 days ninety-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 216 km W of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia.
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