EARTHQUAKE Magnitude 6.9 - VANUATU

Magnitude 6.9 - VANUATU

2012 February 02 13:34:38 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	6.9
Date-Time	Thursday, February 02, 2012 at 13:34:38 UTC Friday, February 03, 2012 at 12:34:38 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	17.810°S, 167.149°E
Depth	10.1 km (6.3 miles)
Region	VANUATU
Distances	124 km (77 miles) W of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 251 km (155 miles) S of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 294 km (182 miles) NW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 1803 km (1120 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 15 km (9.3 miles); depth +/- 2.8 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters	NST=114, Nph=114, Dmin=477.6 km, Rmss=0.9 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb0007uiv

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