A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 204 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia (127 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was picked up at 02:01:11 / 2:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 169.854° East, -21.5616° South, depth 19.37 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/12/18 / 2018-12-11 15:01:11 / December 11, 2018 @ 3:01 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.37 km (12 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000iuq4. Id of event: us2000iuq4. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days seventy-one, in the past 30 days seventy-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 204 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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