Magnitude 6.4 - VANUATU
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2012 December 02 00:54:23 UTC
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| Magnitude | 6.4 |
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| Location | 17.012°S, 167.626°E |
| Depth | 34.1 km (21.2 miles) |
| Region | VANUATU |
| Distances | 101 km (62 miles) SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu 108 km (67 miles) NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 170 km (105 miles) SSE of Luganville, Vanuatu 434 km (269 miles) N of We, New Caledonia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 14.4 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=291, Nph=297, Dmin=573.3 km, Rmss=0.65 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9 |
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| Event ID | usc000e26u |
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