Magnitude 5.3 - LOYALTY ISLANDS
2011 May 10 14:07:48 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.3 |
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| Location | 20.256°S, 168.193°E |
| Depth | 39.5 km (24.5 miles) |
| Region | LOYALTY ISLANDS |
| Distances | 141 km (87 miles) SW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 143 km (88 miles) NNE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 282 km (175 miles) S of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 1735 km (1078 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.9 km (3.0 miles); depth +/- 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=148, Nph=148, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.78 sec, Gp= 83°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8 |
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| Event ID | usc0003aqh |
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