A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 235 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia (146 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/12/24 / 2024-12-03 20:51:52 / December 3, 2024 @ 8:51 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 51.703 km (32 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 170.1179 East, latitude -21.9334 South, depth = 51.703 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000nzbz. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nzbz. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:51:52 / 8:51 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 235 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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