A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck on 10 December near New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in the Pacific, the data of the United States Geological Survey showed, APA reports citing Sputnik.
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.