A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 100 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia (62 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.89 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us1000azez. Event ids that are associated: us1000azez. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/10/17 / 2017-10-31 22:29:05 / October 31, 2017 @ 10:29 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 09:29:05 / 9:29 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 11.89 km, 168.8365° East, -21.7262° South.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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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. 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: 100 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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