A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 68 km WSW of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia (42 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 171.3938 East, latitude -22.523 South, depth = 61.57 km. Unique identifier: us70008c43. Ids that are associated to the event: us70008c43. The temblor was reported at 05:44:49 / 5:44 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 15/03/20 / 2020-03-15 18:44:49 / March 15, 2020 @ 6:44 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 61.57 km (38 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 68 km WSW of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia.
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