A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) strikes 198 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia (123 miles) on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: us600042nv. Event ids that are associated: us600042nv. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 169.6216 East, latitude -22.3076 South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 07:27:42 / 7:27 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 18/06/19 / 2019-06-18 20:27:42 / June 18, 2019 @ 8:27 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 198 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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