Magnitude 6.6 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
2012 March 03 12:19:55 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.6 |
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| Location | 22.157°S, 170.317°E |
| Depth | 15.2 km (9.4 miles) |
| Region | SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS |
| Distances | 180 km (111 miles) W of Ile Hunter, Loyalty Isl., New Caledonia 260 km (161 miles) ESE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 399 km (247 miles) E of NOUMEA, New Caledonia 1686 km (1047 miles) NNW of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 14 km (8.7 miles); depth +/- 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=251, Nph=253, Dmin=399.6 km, Rmss=0.8 sec, Gp= 18°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8 |
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| Event ID | usb0008age |
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