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Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Southeast of Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia) on Sunday, 19 May 2019 - information

Very strong mag. 6.3 Earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 176 km east of Tadine, New Caledonia, on Monday, May 20, 2019 01:56 am (GMT +11)

Very strong mag. 6.3 Earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 176 km east of Tadine, New Caledonia, on Monday, May 20, 2019 01:56 am (GMT +11) Very strong mag. 6.3 Earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 176 km east of Tadine, New Caledonia, on Monday, May 20, 2019 01:56 am (GMT +11)

Very strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 10 km depth

19 May 15:04 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
May 20 11:22: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 6.3.

Earthquake details

Date & timeMay 19, 2019 14:56:49 UTC
Local time at epicenterMonday, May 20, 2019 01:56 am (GMT +11)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude6.3
Depth10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude21.59°S / 169.58°E South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia
Antipode21.59°N / 10.42°W
Shaking intensityVery strong shaking near epicenter
Felt0 reports
Primary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Nearest volcanoEastern Gemini Seamount (99 km / 62 mi)
Estimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Nearby places

Distance Place Max. shaking intensity(*) Region Country
176 km (109 mi)
W of epicenter
Tadine
(pop: 7,490)
IV
Light
Maré, Loyalty Islands
230 km (143 mi)
N of epicenter
Isangel
(pop: 1,440)
IV
Light
Tafea Province
251 km (156 mi)
WNW of epicenter
(pop: 10,400)
IV
Light
Lifou, Loyalty Islands
320 km (199 mi)
WSW of epicenter
Mont-Dore
(pop: 24,700)
IV
Light
South Province
328 km (204 mi)
WSW of epicenter
Dumbéa
(pop: 19,300)
IV
Light
South Province
332 km (206 mi)
WSW of epicenter
Noumea
(pop: 93,100)
IV
Light
Nouméa, South Province
333 km (207 mi)
WNW of epicenter
Fayaoué
(pop: 4,410)
IV
Light
Ouvéa, Loyalty Islands
338 km (210 mi)
W of epicenter
Paita
(pop: 12,600)
IV
Light
paita, South Province
388 km (241 mi)
W of epicenter
La Foa
(pop: 2,950)
III
Weak
South Province
Notes:
(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.

Compare Quake Data

Data for the same earthquake as reported by different agencies

The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
Mag Depth Time GMT Epicenter Agency
6.3 10 km (6.2 mi) (*) 2019-05-19 14:56:49 Southeast of Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia) GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
6.2 20 km (12 mi) 2019-05-19 14:56:50 163km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
13 km (7.8 mi) epicenter difference with GFZ
USGS (United States Geological Survey)
6.3 10 km (6.2 mi) (*) 2019-05-19 14:56:48 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands (Vanuatu)
8.4 km (5.2 mi) epicenter difference with GFZ
EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
5.9 63 km (39 mi) 2019-05-19 14:56:55 Southeast of Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia)
18 km (10.9 mi) epicenter difference with GFZ
BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Notes:
(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could not determined with sufficient accuracy.

Seismograms

Seismic station: Monasavu, Fiji (MSVF/II network) | Distance from quake: 985 km / 612 mi | Show on map | Station Info
Seismic station Monasavu, Fiji: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)
Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool
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User-reports for this quake (1)

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Russia. Sankt-Peterburg.not felt. / not felt : Не по чувствовал, не ощущал, всё спокойно. Всем доброго здоровья, и берегите себя и своих близких. лол.))),!!!  

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (11 quakes)

Date and Time GMTMag
Depth
RegionDetails
Oct 23, 2019 09:05
4 years ago
4.5

127 km
South Pacific Ocean, 237 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New CaledoniaMore
Oct 23, 2019 04:49
4 years ago - felt
5.0

31 km
South Pacific Ocean, 123 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New CaledoniaMore
Sep 15, 2019 13:26
4 years ago
4.7

10 km
South Pacific Ocean, 151 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New CaledoniaMore
Aug 31, 2019 06:30
4 years ago
4.8

37 km
South Pacific Ocean, 199 km SE of Isangel, Tafea Province, VanuatuMore
Jul 21, 2019 02:50
4 years ago
4.9

103 km
South Pacific Ocean, 173 km SE of Isangel, Tafea Province, VanuatuMore
Jul 6, 2019 22:10
4 years ago
4.9

10 km
South Pacific Ocean, 227 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New CaledoniaMore
Jul 6, 2019 11:08
4 years ago - felt
5.6

97 km
South Pacific Ocean, 170 km SE of Isangel, Tafea Province, VanuatuMore
May 29, 2019 18:33
5 years ago
5.0

92 km
South Pacific Ocean, 191 km S of Isangel, Tafea Province, VanuatuMore
May 24, 2019 09:50
5 years ago
4.7

10 km
South Pacific Ocean, 171 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New CaledoniaMore
May 23, 2019 15:02
5 years ago
5.4

10 km
South Pacific Ocean, 243 km S of Isangel, Tafea Province, VanuatuMore
May 19, 2019 15:06
5 years ago
4.9

10 km
South Pacific Ocean, 233 km S of Isangel, Tafea Province, VanuatuMore

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