EARTHQUAKE Magnitude 5.3 - VANUATU

Magnitude 5.3 - VANUATU

2012 February 02 13:57:07 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	5.3
Date-Time	Thursday, February 02, 2012 at 13:57:07 UTC Friday, February 03, 2012 at 12:57:07 AM at epicenter
Location	17.462°S, 167.169°E
Depth	10 km (6.2 miles)
Region	VANUATU
Distances	124 km (77 miles) WNW (285°) from PORT-VILA, Vanuatu 215 km (133 miles) S (179°) from Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu 319 km (198 miles) NW (316°) from Isangel, Vanuatu 1832 km (1138 miles) NE (55°) from Brisbane, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 23.5 km (14.6 miles); depth +/- 2.8 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters	NST= 56, Nph= 56, Dmin=516.5 km, Rmss=1.03 sec, Gp=104°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb0007uji

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