Magnitude 5.0 - LOYALTY ISLANDS
2011 January 02 09:32:55 UTC
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| Magnitude | 5.0 |
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| Location | 20.522°S, 167.102°E |
| Depth | 34.2 km (21.3 miles) |
| Region | LOYALTY ISLANDS |
| Distances | 140 km (85 miles) NW of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 205 km (125 miles) NNE of NOUMEA, New Caledonia 250 km (155 miles) WSW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 1620 km (1010 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 26.5 km (16.5 miles); depth +/- 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 36, Nph= 36, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.48 sec, Gp= 97°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=3 |
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| Event ID | usc0000y18 |
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