A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 125 km E of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (78 miles). Event id: us70006xtt. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006xtt. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:26:16 / 9:26 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/12/19 / 2019-12-25 21:26:16 / December 25, 2019 @ 9:26 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 173.2655° East, -22.3494° South, depth 35 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days sixteen 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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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: 125 km E of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia.
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