A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 144 km SE of Tadine, New Caledonia (89 miles) on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 169.0268° East, -22.303° South, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/12/18 / 2018-12-31 04:18:05 / December 31, 2018 @ 4:18 am. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:18:05 / 3:18 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000j5mf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j5mf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days one hundred and nineteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and seven 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.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 144 km SE of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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