A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 99 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia (62 miles) on Sunday. Id of earthquake: us700036f4. Event ids that are associated: us700036f4. The temblor was reported at 21:56:31 / 9:56 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 168.8171° East, -21.77° South. 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). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/04/19 / 2019-04-07 10:56:31 / April 7, 2019 @ 10:56 am.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 99 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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