Feeds & DataMagnitude 5.8 - VANUATU
2009 April 21 00:53:14 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 5.8 |
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| Location | 19.757°S, 169.870°E |
| Depth | 42.6 km (26.5 miles) |
| Region | VANUATU |
| Distances | 65 km (40 miles) ESE of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 275 km (170 miles) SE of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 285 km (175 miles) NE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 1920 km (1190 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 8.1 km (5.0 miles); depth +/- 16 km (9.9 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 98, Nph= 98, Dmin=891 km, Rmss=1.07 sec, Gp= 54°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | us2009fsad |
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