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Magnitude 5.9 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS

2007 July 27 14:46:32 UTC

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Magnitude 5.9
Date-Time
  • Friday, July 27, 2007 at 14:46:32 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, July 28, 2007 at 1:46:32 AM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 21.452°S, 170.878°E
    Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
    Region SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
    Distances 160 km (100 miles) NW of Ile Hunter, Loyalty Isl., New Caledonia
    270 km (165 miles) SE of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu
    465 km (290 miles) E of NOUMEA, New Caledonia
    1755 km (1090 miles) NNW of Auckland, New Zealand
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 7.6 km (4.7 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=110, Nph=110, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.91 sec, Gp=104°,
    M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
    Source
      USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID us2007fha7
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