Moderato terremoto magnitudine 5.1 - South Pacific Ocean, 259 km a est da Noumea, Nuova Caledonia, giovedì, 06 dicembre 2018
Questo terremoto era probabilmente un aftershock del M 7.4 terremoto: South Pacific Ocean, 164 km a est da Tadine, Nuova Caledonia Wed, 5 Dec 2018 04:18 che si è verificato 1 giorno 2 ore prima.
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Moderate magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 10 km depth
6 Dec 06:17 UTC: Primo a segnalare: GFZ dopo 10 minuti.
Magnitudine: 5.1
Profondità: 10.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 21.67°S / 168.87°E
(South Pacific Ocean, Nuova Caledonia)Vulcano più vicino: Eastern Gemini Seamount (165 km / 103 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
103 km E da Tadine (Maré) (pop: 7,490) --> Vedi sismi vicini
186 km ESE da Wé (Lifou) (pop: 10,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
247 km ENE da Mont-Dore (pop: 24,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
255 km ENE da Dumbéa (pop: 19,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
259 km ENE da Noumea (pop: 93,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
264 km E da Païta (pop: 12,600) --> Vedi sismi vicini
314 km E da La Foa (pop: 2,950) --> Vedi sismi vicini
349 km E da Bourail (pop: 4,830) --> Vedi sismi vicini
376 km ESE da Poindimié (pop: 4,890) --> Vedi sismi vicini
441 km S da Port Vila (Vanuatu) (pop: 35,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
246 km S da Tanna Island (pop: 28,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
278 km ENE da Île Ronde Island --> Vedi sismi vicini
191 km SSO da Aneityum Island (pop: 915) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitudine | Profondità | Ubicazione | Fonte |
| M 5.1 | 10 km | Loyalty Islands | GFZ |
| M 5.3 | 30 km | SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS | EMSC |
| M 5.3 | 10 km | - Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | USGS |
| M 5.4 | 10 km | Southeast of Loyalty Islands | GeoAu |
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Amed, Bali / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Aftershocks of the 5.1 quake South Pacific Ocean, 259 km east of Noumea, New Caledonia, 6 December 2018 06:07 GMT
More info
Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):- 11 Jan 2019 21:24 UTC| M 4.8 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 15 Dec 2018 08:29 UTC| M 4.9 |37 km (23 mi) depth|15 km (10 mi) distance| GeoAu | Details
- 06 Dec 2018 06:18 UTC| M 4.8 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 259 km east of Noumea, New Caledonia, on Thursday, 6 December 2018 at 06:07 (GMT)
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