Magnitude 6.0 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

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2012 September 05 13:09:08 UTC

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Magnitude	6.0
Date-Time	Wednesday, September 05, 2012 at 13:09:08 UTC Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 12:09:08 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	12.510°S, 166.497°E
Depth	17.6 km (10.9 miles)
Region	SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances	343 km (213 miles) NNW (348°) from Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu 614 km (382 miles) NNW (341°) from PORT-VILA, Vanuatu 2133 km (1325 miles) E (101°) from PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 15.6 km (9.7 miles); depth +/- 3.6 km (2.2 miles)
Parameters	NST=330, Nph=333, Dmin=792.6 km, Rmss=0.92 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=(unknown type), Version=D
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000cfqh

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