The agency said that it had registered the quake 100 kilometres (62 miles) to the northeast of the town of Tadine at 8:40 GMT. The epicenter was located at a depth of 10 kilometres. There have been no reports about casualties or damage caused by the quake.
M5.6 - 100km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia
— World Earthquakes on the Map (@MapQuake) December 10, 2019
Mag: 5.6
Depth: 10km
Date-Time: 2019-12-10 08:40:42 UTChttps://t.co/qvmSCfCKEl#USGS #Earthquake pic.twitter.com/2381Ajs19J
US Geological Survey (USGS) reported in May about 6.3 magnitude earthquake that was registered off the coast of New Caledonia.
New Caledonia is located in a seismologically active zone and regularly suffers from powerful earthquakes.
