Magnitude 5.1 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
2011 November 27 17:48:02 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.1 |
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| Location | 12.495°S, 165.580°E |
| Depth | 54.9 km (34.1 miles) |
| Region | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| Distances | 199 km (123 miles) S of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl. 376 km (233 miles) NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 649 km (403 miles) NNW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 2115 km (1314 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 19.4 km (12.1 miles); depth +/- 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 78, Nph= 79, Dmin=702.4 km, Rmss=0.99 sec, Gp= 58°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | usc0006yju |
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