Moscow, May 15, 2021, SPA -- A 5.5 magnitude earthquake was registered on Saturday off the coast of New Caledonia, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), Sputnik News Agency reported. The earthquake was recorded at 01:58 GMT, with the epicenter located 231 kilometers (143 miles) east of the town of Tadine at a depth of 19​​​.7 kilometers. There is no information about any damage and victims caused by the earthquake. No tsunami alert has been declared. New Caledonia is located in a seismologically active zone and regularly suffers from powerful earthquakes. --SPA 13:22 LOCAL TIME 10:22 GMT 0013 www.spa.gov.sa/w1558131