Magnitude 4.8 - VANUATU
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2012 May 17 10:00:01 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.8 |
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| Location | 15.573°S, 167.800°E |
| Depth | 111.8 km (69.5 miles) |
| Region | VANUATU |
| Distances | 68 km (42 miles) E of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 245 km (152 miles) NNW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 467 km (290 miles) NNW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 2019 km (1254 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 28.9 km (18.0 miles); depth +/- 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 39, Nph= 40, Dmin=733.6 km, Rmss=0.93 sec, Gp=162°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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| Event ID | usb0009rvn |
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