Magnitude 4.8 - VANUATU
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2012 May 19 17:27:04 UTC
Earthquake Details
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Magnitude | 4.8 |
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Location | 17.302°S, 167.259°E |
Depth | 19.1 km (11.9 miles) |
Region | VANUATU |
Distances | 122 km (75 miles) WNW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 195 km (121 miles) S of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 327 km (203 miles) NW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 1848 km (1148 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 17.2 km (10.7 miles); depth +/- 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
Parameters | NST= 57, Nph= 59, Dmin=535.4 km, Rmss=1.08 sec, Gp= 58°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=4 |
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Event ID | usb0009teg |
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