Moderate 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, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, 5 December 2018 04:18 GMT, which had occurred 24 heures earlier.
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
6 Dec 04:27 UTC: Premier à signaler: EMSC après 25 minutes.
Magnitude: 5
Profondeur: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 21.32°S / 168.78°E
(Mer de Corail, Nouvelle-Calédonie)Volcan le plus près: Eastern Gemini Seamount (160 km / 99 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
97 km ENE de Tadin (Maré) (pop: 7,490) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
163 km ESE de Wé (Lifou) (pop: 10,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
252 km ENE de Mont-Dore (pop: 24,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
257 km ENE de Dumbéa (pop: 19,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
263 km ENE de Nouméa (pop: 93,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
266 km ENE de Païta (pop: 12,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
309 km E de La Foa (pop: 2,950) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
341 km E de Bourail (pop: 4,830) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
360 km E de Poindimié (pop: 4,890) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
402 km S de Port-Vila (Port Vila, Vanuatu) (pop: 35,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
210 km SSO de Tanna Island (pop: 28,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
165 km SO de Aneityum Island (pop: 915) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
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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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
| M 5.0 | 10 km | LOYALTY ISLANDS | EMSC |
| M 5.0 | 10 km | - Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | USGS |
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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...
Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake Coral Sea, 263 km northeast of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia, 6 December 2018 04:02 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quakes):So far, no aftershocks have been registered.
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Moderate 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)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
