Earthquake Magnitude 7.0 - VANUATU

Magnitude 7.0 - VANUATU

2011 August 20 18:19:24 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	7.0
Date-Time	Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 18:19:24 UTC Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 05:19:24 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	18.287°S, 168.132°E
Depth	28.5 km (17.7 miles)
Region	VANUATU
Distances	69 km (42 miles) SSW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 177 km (109 miles) NW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 328 km (203 miles) SSE of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 1853 km (1151 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 13.4 km (8.3 miles); depth +/- 4.7 km (2.9 miles)
Parameters	NST=473, Nph=475, Dmin=455.3 km, Rmss=1.21 sec, Gp= 18°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0005hbt

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