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Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS on Wednesday, 5 December 2018

Date & time: Wed, 5 Dec 16:37:51 UTC
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 21.8°S / 169.09°E
Nearest volcano: Eastern Gemini Seamount (153 km)
Primary data source: EMSC

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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies

Time	Mag. / Depth	Location	Map	Source
Wed, 5 Dec
Wed, 5 Dec 16:37 UTC	M 5.1 / 10 km	- 127km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia	[Map]	USGS

"I felt it" reports:

peru / MMI V (Moderate shaking): i was in bed and the house started shaking

Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)

Time	Mag. / Depth	Location	Map	Source
Wed, 5 Dec 17:27 UTC	M 4.6 / 10 km - [info]	(159 km)	- 141km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia	[Map]	USGS
Wed, 5 Dec 19:34 UTC	M 4.8 / 10 km - [info]	SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS	[Map]	EMSC
Wed, 5 Dec 20:01 UTC	M 5.0 / 10 km - [info]	(116 km)	Southeast of Loyalty Islands	[Map]	GFZ
Wed, 5 Dec 21:32 UTC	M 5.1 / 10 km - [info]	Southeast of Loyalty Islands	[Map]	GFZ
Wed, 5 Dec 23:20 UTC	M 5.1 / 10 km - [info]	(155 km)	SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS	[Map]	EMSC
Wed, 5 Dec 23:45 UTC	M 4.8 / 10 km - [info]	(176 km)	SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS	[Map]	EMSC
Wed, 5 Dec 23:56 UTC	M 4.9 / 10 km - [info]	(199 km)	LOYALTY ISLANDS	[Map]	EMSC
Thu, 6 Dec (7 earthquakes)
Thu, 6 Dec 04:02 UTC	M 5.0 / 10 km - [info]	(160 km)	LOYALTY ISLANDS	[Map]	EMSC
(265.5 km WSW from epicenter) / MMI III (Weak shaking): duration :8 to 10 seconds was seated, the chair seemed to balance - water in my glass make little waves...
Thu, 6 Dec 06:07 UTC	M 5.1 / 10 km - [info]	(165 km)	Loyalty Islands	[Map]	GFZ
Amed, Bali / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Thu, 6 Dec 06:18 UTC	M 4.8 / 10 km - [info]	LOYALTY ISLANDS	[Map]	EMSC
Thu, 6 Dec 17:55 UTC	M 4.9 / 10 km - [info]	- southeast of the Loyalty Islands	[Map]	USGS
Thu, 6 Dec 18:07 UTC	M 5.0 / 10 km - [info]	- southeast of the Loyalty Islands	[Map]	USGS
Thu, 6 Dec 18:34 UTC	M 4.9 / 10 km - [info]	- southeast of the Loyalty Islands	[Map]	USGS
Thu, 6 Dec 23:27 UTC	M 5.9 / 10 km - [info]	Southeast of Loyalty Islands	[Map]	GFZ
Fri, 7 Dec
Fri, 7 Dec 04:26 UTC	M 5.0 / 10 km - [info]	(168 km)	SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS	[Map]	EMSC
Fri, 7 Dec 11:14 UTC	M 5.0 - [info]	(118 km)	Southeast of Loyalty Islands	[Map]	GeoAu
Fri, 7 Dec 20:43 UTC	M 4.9 / 10 km - [info]	(158 km)	SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS	[Map]	EMSC
Sat, 8 Dec
Sat, 8 Dec 02:57 UTC	M 5.1 / 10 km - [info]	(152 km)	SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS	[Map]	EMSC
Sat, 8 Dec 07:07 UTC	M 5.0 / 10 km - [info]	(118 km)	Southeast of Loyalty Islands	[Map]	GFZ
Sat, 8 Dec 10:17 UTC	M 4.9 / 10 km - [info]	(158 km)	SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS	[Map]	EMSC
Sun, 9 Dec
Sun, 9 Dec 07:03 UTC	M 4.6 / 10 km - [info]	(116 km)	- 194km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia	[Map]	USGS
Sun, 9 Dec 20:37 UTC	M 5.1 / 10 km - [info]	(151 km)	SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS	[Map]	EMSC
Thu, 13 Dec
Thu, 13 Dec 02:33 UTC	M 5.0 / 10 km - [info]	(183 km)	- 130km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia I FELT IT	[Map]	USGS
Thu, 13 Dec 02:52 UTC	M 4.9 / 10 km - [info]	(178 km)	SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS I FELT IT	[Map]	EMSC
Thu, 13 Dec 12:51 UTC	M 5.1 - [info]	(166 km)	Southeast of Loyalty Islands I FELT IT	[Map]	GeoAu
Fri, 14 Dec
Fri, 14 Dec 21:53 UTC	M 4.8 / 10 km - [info]	(173 km)	- 118km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia I FELT IT	[Map]	USGS
Sat, 15 Dec
Sat, 15 Dec 08:29 UTC	M 4.9 / 37 km - [info]	(172 km)	Loyalty Islands I FELT IT	[Map]	GeoAu
Mon, 17 Dec
Mon, 17 Dec 15:52 UTC	M 4.8 - [info]	(109 km)	Southeast of Loyalty Islands I FELT IT	[Map]	GeoAu

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