Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - Coral Sea, 263 km northeast of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia, on Thursday, 6 December 2018 at 04:02 (GMT)

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.4 quake South Pacific Ocean, 164 km east of Tadine, New Caledonia, 5 December 2018 04:18 GMT, which had occurred 24 hours earlier.
Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - Coral Sea, 263 km northeast of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia, on Thursday, 6 December 2018 at 04:02 (GMT)

Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 10 km depth

6 Dec 04:27 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 25 minutes.
Date & time: 6 Dec 2018 04:02:28 UTC
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 21.32°S / 168.78°E (Coral Sea, New Caledonia)
Nearest volcano: Eastern Gemini Seamount (160 km / 99 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
97 km (60 mi) ENE of Tadine (Maré) (pop: 7,490) --> See nearby quakes!
163 km (102 mi) ESE of Wé (Lifou) (pop: 10,400) --> See nearby quakes!
245 km (152 mi) ESE of Fayaoué (pop: 4,410) --> See nearby quakes!
252 km (156 mi) ENE of Mont-Dore (pop: 24,700) --> See nearby quakes!
257 km (160 mi) ENE of Dumbéa (pop: 19,300) --> See nearby quakes!
263 km (163 mi) ENE of Noumea (pop: 93,100) --> See nearby quakes!
266 km (165 mi) ENE of Païta (pop: 12,600) --> See nearby quakes!
309 km (192 mi) E of La Foa (pop: 2,950) --> See nearby quakes!
341 km (212 mi) E of Bourail (pop: 4,830) --> See nearby quakes!
402 km (250 mi) S of Port Vila (Vanuatu) (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
210 km (131 mi) SSW of Tanna Island (pop: 28,800) --> See nearby quakes!
165 km (102 mi) SW of Aneityum Island (pop: 915) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.010 kmLOYALTY ISLANDSEMSC
M 5.010 km- Loyalty Islands, New CaledoniaUSGS

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265.5 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : duration :8 to 10 seconds was seated, the chair seemed to balance - water in my glass make little waves...
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