A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 161 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia (100 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude 169.3531° East, latitude -22.0325° South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 03:53:29 / 3:53 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000a6kw. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000a6kw. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/05/20 / 2020-05-31 03:53:29 / May 31, 2020 @ 3:53 am.
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 one and in the last 365 days twenty-six 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: 161 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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