== PRELIMINARY REPORT == Event type: Earthquake Region: Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia Geographic coordinates: 20.534S, 168.908E Magnitude: 5.8 Depth: 10 km Universal Time (UTC): 24 Dec 2023 01:59:40 Time near the Epicenter (1): 24 Dec 2023 12:59:40 Time in your area (1): 24 Dec 2023 01:59:40 Location with respect to nearby cities: 116.6 km (72.3 mi) SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu 176.4 km (109.3 mi) ENE of Wé, New Caledonia 309.2 km (191.7 mi) NE of Mont-Dore, New Caledonia 311.3 km (193.0 mi) NE of Dumbéa, New Caledonia 316.0 km (195.9 mi) SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS ________________________________ event ID : us 7000ll61 This event has been reviewed by a seismologist (1) Nominal Standard Time; local and daylight savings time zone may differ. For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ll61?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ENS&utm_campaign=realtime or https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ National Earthquake Information Center U.S. Geological Survey DISCLAIMER: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ens/help.html?page=help#disclaimer This email was sent to quake@xxxxxxxxxxx You requested mail for events between -90.0/90.0 latitude and 180.0/-180.0 longitude (Default World Profile) for M5.5 at all times. Your account has aftershock exclusion turned on. This event fell into the 'US7000lgwp' exclusion region, but was large enough to trigger notification. To change your parameters, go to https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ens/ To unsubscribe, send a one-line reply to this message with: STOP quake@xxxxxxxxxxx