Magnitude 5.1 - VANUATU
2012 January 01 22:59:13 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.1 |
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| Location | 14.353°S, 166.887°E |
| Depth | 32.2 km (20.0 miles) |
| Region | VANUATU |
| Distances | 134 km (83 miles) NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 404 km (251 miles) NNW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 417 km (259 miles) SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl. 2046 km (1271 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 24.9 km (15.5 miles); depth +/- 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 37, Nph= 38, Dmin=856 km, Rmss=1.23 sec, Gp=115°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6 |
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| Event ID | usc0007fis |
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