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Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - Coral Sea, 110 km southwest of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia, on Friday, December 7, 2018 at 00:09 GMT

Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - Coral Sea, 110 km southwest of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia, on Friday, December 7, 2018 at 00:09 GMT Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - Coral Sea, 110 km southwest of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia, on Friday, December 7, 2018 at 00:09 GMT

Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 10 km depth

7 Dec 00:28 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 19 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & timeDec 7, 2018 00:09:32 UTC
Local time at epicenter
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude4.6
Depth10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude23.18°S / 166.01°E (Coral Sea, New Caledonia)
Antipode23.18°N / 13.99°W
Shaking intensityModerate shaking near epicenter
Felt0 reports
Primary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearby towns and cities110 km (69 mi) SSW of Noumea (pop: 93,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
117 km (73 mi) SSW of Mont-Dore (pop: 24,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
122 km (76 mi) SSW of Paita (pop: 12,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
123 km (76 mi) SSW of Dumbéa (pop: 19,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
164 km (102 mi) S of La Foa (pop: 2,950) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
187 km (116 mi) SSE of Bourail (pop: 4,830) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
259 km (161 mi) SSE of Poindimié (pop: 4,890) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
264 km (164 mi) SSE of Koné (pop: 4,570) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
265 km (164 mi) SW of Tadine (Maré) (pop: 7,490) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
283 km (176 mi) SSW of Wé (Lifou) (pop: 10,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Estimated seismic energy released5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag.DepthLocationSource
4.610 km NEW CALEDONIAEMSC
4.610 km- New CaledoniaUSGS

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