Magnitude 5.0 - VANUATU
2011 May 09 22:02:24 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.0 |
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| Location | 19.072°S, 169.023°E |
| Depth | 184.9 km (114.9 miles) |
| Region | VANUATU |
| Distances | 59 km (36 miles) NNW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 165 km (102 miles) SSE of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 299 km (185 miles) NNE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 1882 km (1169 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 24.3 km (15.1 miles); depth +/- 14.1 km (8.8 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 35, Nph= 36, Dmin=965.1 km, Rmss=0.98 sec, Gp=122°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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| Event ID | usc0003a3x |
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