A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 143 km NNW of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (89 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/01/20 / 2020-01-05 06:31:09 / January 5, 2020 @ 6:31 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 44.1 km (27 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us70006ux7. Unique identifier: us70006ux7. Exact location of event, depth 44.1 km, 171.3283° East, -21.2939° South. The temblor was reported at 17:31:09 / 5:31 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 143 km NNW of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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