A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 146 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia (91 miles) on Tuesday. Event id: us2000ivyh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ivyh. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/12/18 / 2018-12-17 14:14:33 / December 17, 2018 @ 2:14 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 01:14:33 / 1:14 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 169.2126° East, -21.0987° 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 four, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days fifty-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 146 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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