A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 196 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia (122 miles). Event id: us7000msy4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000msy4. Exact location of earthquake, 169.7648° East, -21.7939° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 16/06/24 / 2024-06-16 23:58:18 / June 16, 2024 @ 11:58 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:58:18 / 11:58 pm (local time epicenter).
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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 196 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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