Magnitude 5.0 - VANUATU
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2012 May 20 21:15:18 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.0 |
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| Location | 19.052°S, 169.392°E |
| Depth | 47.6 km (29.6 miles) |
| Region | VANUATU |
| Distances | 56 km (34 miles) NNE of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 184 km (114 miles) SE of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 318 km (197 miles) NNE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 1916 km (1190 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 19.6 km (12.2 miles); depth +/- 9.6 km (6.0 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 47, Nph= 48, Dmin=454.2 km, Rmss=1.25 sec, Gp= 79°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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| Event ID | usb0009u0t |
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