Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - 199km E of Tadine, New Caledonia (Vanuatu) on Sunday, 19 May 2019 - information

Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - 199km E of Tadine, New Caledonia (Vanuatu) on Sunday, 19 May 2019

19 May 01:30 UTC: First to report: USGS after 7 minutes.

May 19 01:44: Magnitude recalculated from 6.8 to 6.2.

Hypocenter depth recalculated from 14.0 to 10.0 km.

May 19 04:50: Magnitude recalculated from 6.2 to 6.3.

Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 20.0 km.

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Local time at epicenter: 2019-05-19 12:23:29 +11:00

Magnitude: 6.3

Depth: 20.0 km

Epicenter latitude / longitude: 21.6713°S / 169.8042°E (Vanuatu)

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199 km (124 mi) E of Tadine (pop: 7,500)

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Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) [ Date & time: Sunday, 19 May 2019 01:23 UTC2019-05-19 12:23:29 +11:00Depth: 20.0 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 21.6713°S / 169.8042°ENearest volcano: Eastern Gemini Seamount (107 km / 66 mi)(pop: 7,500)Primary data source: USGS Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 10joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) [ learn more

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Time Mag. / Depth Location Source Sun, 19 May 01:23 UTC M 6.3 / 20 km 199km E of Tadine, New Caledonia (Vanuatu) USGS Sun, 19 May 01:23 UTC M 6.2 / 10 km Southeast of Loyalty Islands (Vanuatu) GFZ Sun, 19 May 01:23 UTC M 6.2 / 10 km Southeast Of Loyalty Islands (Vanuatu) EMSC Sun, 19 May 01:23 UTC M 6.2 / 64 km Southeast of Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia) BMKG Sun, 19 May 01:23 UTC M 6.0 / 33.4 km Southeast of Loyalty Islands (Vanuatu) GeoAu

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Send your own experience report! Leave a comment if you find a particular report interesting or want to add to it.Flag as inappropriate.Mark as helpful or interesting. Italy - but I do have very Close Friends either in / not felt : Hello! Is there any casualties? Any Probability of severe Tsunami in both New Caledonia and Vanuatu? Almere, The Netherlands / not felt : I am far away from the epicenter, so not felt it. 1810.8 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app / not felt Russia. Sankt-Peterburg.not felt. / not felt : From Russia, from Sankt Peterburg. Всё спокойно, всё в порядке, тишина. Всем спасибо, берегите себя и своих родных.))),!!! 345.7 km W of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app / Light shaking (MMI IV) Nouméa (New Caledonia, 359 km W of epicenter) Bien reçu l’alerte mais pas de ressenti merci (reported through (reported through EMSC to top

Aftershocks of the 6.3 quake: 199km E of Tadine, New Caledonia (Vanuatu), 19 May 2019 01h23

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2 (=77 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 24 km (15 mi).

Aftershocks typically occur during the weeks and months following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.

The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the

Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. 200 km(=77 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 24 km (15 mi).Aftershocks typically occur during the weeks and months following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the map below to verify).

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