The magnitude was 5.3.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred on Saturday, August 6, in the Pacific, in New Caledonia (administrative-territorial entity of France), according to the USGS.
The epicenter of earthquake was located 333 km South-East of the commune, Dumbea in New Caledonia. Hearth element lies at a depth of 10 km.
Data on victims and destructions did not arrive. The threat of a tsunami has not been announced.
New Caledonia is located in the group of Islands in the southwestern Pacific in 1,2 thousand kilometers to the East of Australia. The population of the Islands is about 270 thousand people.
