Earthquake hits with a magnitude of 6.6 hits east of Noumea and New Caledonia

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• Apr 23, 2022 | Deleted

The National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported a magnitude 6.6 earthquake east of Noumea, New Caledonia, on Thursday.

Digital Desk: NCS tweeted, "Earthquake of Magnitude 6.6, Occurred on 31st march 2022, the timing was 02:27:01 IST, Lat: -22.661 & Long: 170.384, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 407km E of Noumea, New Caledonia."

https://twitter.com/NCS_Earthquake/status/1509279565452963847

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that an earthquake of a magnitude of 7.0 struck Tadine, New Caledonia, earlier.

The USGS tweeted, "Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.0 — 272 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia."

https://twitter.com/USGS_Quakes/status/1509275534433259522

So far, no property damage or casualties have been reported.

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