Magnitude 5.0 - VANUATU REGION
2011 September 08 21:03:45 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.0 |
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| Location | 19.047°S, 167.632°E |
| Depth | 27.9 km (17.3 miles) |
| Region | VANUATU REGION |
| Distances | 162 km (100 miles) SSW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 180 km (111 miles) WNW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 278 km (172 miles) N of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 1762 km (1094 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 20.2 km (12.6 miles); depth +/- 8 km (5.0 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 61, Nph= 61, Dmin=357.3 km, Rmss=1.19 sec, Gp= 76°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=4 |
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| Event ID | usc0005rc1 |
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