Mag. 4.9 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 225 km east of Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia, on Wednesday, 5 December 2018 at 23:56 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.4 quake South Pacific Ocean, 164 km east of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, 5 December 2018 04:18 GMT, which had occurred 20 heures earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 10 km depth
6 Dec 00:21 UTC: Premier à signaler: EMSC après 25 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.9
Profondeur: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 21.82°S / 168.58°E
(South Pacific Ocean, Nouvelle-Calédonie)Volcan le plus près: Eastern Gemini Seamount (199 km / 124 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
78 km ESE de Tadin (Maré) (pop: 7,490) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
169 km SE de Wé (Lifou) (pop: 10,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
213 km ENE de Mont-Dore (pop: 24,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
222 km E de Dumbéa (pop: 19,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
225 km ENE de Nouméa (pop: 93,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
232 km E de Païta (pop: 12,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
285 km E de La Foa (pop: 2,950) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
320 km E de Bourail (pop: 4,830) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
350 km ESE de Poindimié (pop: 4,890) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
394 km ESE de Koné (pop: 4,570) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
221 km SO de Aneityum Island (pop: 915) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
245 km E de Île Ronde Island --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
| M 4.9 | 10 km | LOYALTY ISLANDS | EMSC |
| M 4.9 | 10 km | - 77km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia | USGS |
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