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Magnitude 5.1 - VANUATU

2007 July 29 17:24:46 UTC

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Magnitude 5.1
Date-Time
  • Sunday, July 29, 2007 at 17:24:46 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Monday, July 30, 2007 at 4:24:46 AM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 17.000°S, 167.059°E
    Depth 36.3 km (22.6 miles)
    Region VANUATU
    Distances 155 km (95 miles) WNW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu
    160 km (100 miles) S of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
    365 km (225 miles) NW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu
    1860 km (1150 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 20.7 km (12.9 miles); depth +/- 4.9 km (3.0 miles)
    Parameters Nst= 39, Nph= 39, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.84 sec, Gp=122°,
    M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
    Source
      USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID us2007fja2
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