Magnitude 6.8 - LOYALTY ISLANDS
2011 May 10 08:55:09 UTC
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| Magnitude | 6.8 |
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| Location | 20.252°S, 168.273°E |
| Depth | 14.9 km (9.3 miles) |
| Region | LOYALTY ISLANDS |
| Distances | 134 km (83 miles) SW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 149 km (92 miles) NNE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 276 km (171 miles) S of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 1741 km (1081 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 13.2 km (8.2 miles); depth +/- 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=534, Nph=553, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.95 sec, Gp= 14°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=C |
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| Event ID | usc0003ag4 |
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