A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 137 km NNW of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (85 miles) on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:36:44 / 1:36 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000iymk. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000iymk. Global time and date of event 28/12/18 / 2018-12-28 14:36:44 / December 28, 2018 @ 2:36 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude 171.5029° East, latitude -21.2679° 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 137 km NNW of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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