Magnitude 5.1 - VANUATU
2012 January 31 19:58:02 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.1 |
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| Location | 14.284°S, 167.194°E |
| Depth | 172.5 km (107.2 miles) |
| Region | VANUATU |
| Distances | 138 km (85 miles) N of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 400 km (248 miles) NNW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 420 km (260 miles) SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl. 2074 km (1288 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 15.5 km (9.6 miles); depth +/- 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=124, Nph=126, Dmin=866.1 km, Rmss=0.91 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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| Event ID | usc0007ujt |
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