Magnitude 5.2 - VANUATU REGION
2012 January 10 01:45:39 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.2 |
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| Location | 17.022°S, 171.487°E |
| Depth | 15.5 km (9.6 miles) |
| Region | VANUATU REGION |
| Distances | 346 km (214 miles) ENE of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 365 km (226 miles) NE of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 490 km (304 miles) ESE of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 2223 km (1381 miles) N of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 24.8 km (15.4 miles); depth +/- 8 km (5.0 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 33, Nph= 34, Dmin=770.3 km, Rmss=1.16 sec, Gp=126°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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| Event ID | usc0007i9n |
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