Magnitude 5.5 - VANUATU
2011 September 16 18:23:25 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.5 |
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| Location | 20.688°S, 169.764°E |
| Depth | 111.9 km (69.5 miles) |
| Region | VANUATU |
| Distances | 138 km (85 miles) SSE of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 211 km (131 miles) ENE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 363 km (225 miles) SSE of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 1854 km (1152 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 13.3 km (8.3 miles); depth +/- 4.9 km (3.0 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=379, Nph=479, Dmin=377.4 km, Rmss=0.98 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=E |
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| Event ID | usc0005vta |
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