A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 139 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia (86 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:37:58 / 9:37 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us60004vwg. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60004vwg. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/07/19 / 2019-07-18 22:37:58 / July 18, 2019 @ 10:37 pm. Exact location, longitude 169.1881° East, latitude -21.8543° South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-five 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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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: 139 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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