Magnitude 5.1 - VANUATU
2011 September 27 01:36:16 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.1 |
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| Location | 13.144°S, 167.098°E |
| Depth | 198.6 km (123.4 miles) |
| Region | VANUATU |
| Distances | 264 km (164 miles) N of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 301 km (187 miles) SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl. 524 km (325 miles) NNW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 2162 km (1343 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 21.8 km (13.5 miles); depth +/- 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 38, Nph= 39, Dmin=990.7 km, Rmss=0.97 sec, Gp=133°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=4 |
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| Event ID | usc00060yt |
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