A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Tadine in New Caledonia. The temblor was reported at 02:36:53 / 2:36 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.89 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us1000491a. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000491a. Exact location of event, longitude 168.3012 East, latitude -21.0509 South, depth = 14.89 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/12/15 / 2015-12-23 15:36:53 / December 23, 2015 @ 3:36 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 70 km (44 miles) from Tadine (c. 7 500 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, New Caledonia (c. 216 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tadine (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 70 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia.
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