Magnitude 4.8 - VANUATU
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2012 May 08 00:32:56 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.8 |
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| Location | 14.421°S, 167.172°E |
| Depth | 169.6 km (105.4 miles) |
| Region | VANUATU |
| Distances | 123 km (76 miles) N of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 386 km (239 miles) NNW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 434 km (269 miles) SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl. 2061 km (1280 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 15.9 km (9.9 miles); depth +/- 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=133, Nph=140, Dmin=850.5 km, Rmss=0.79 sec, Gp= 54°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | usb0009k8d |
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