Magnitude 7.5 - VANUATU
2010 August 10 05:23:46 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 7.5 |
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| Location | 17.590°S, 167.978°E |
| Depth | 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program |
| Region | VANUATU |
| Distances | 40 km (25 miles) WNW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 245 km (150 miles) SSE of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 255 km (160 miles) NNW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 1890 km (1170 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 6.1 km (3.8 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=231, Nph=237, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.42 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6 |
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| Event ID | us2010zuaq |
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