8 APR 2009 ( 98)
ot = 08:11:00.83 +/- 0.34 VANUATU
lat = -19.996 +/- 9.6
lon = 168.027 +/- 5.8 MAGNITUDE 5.0 (GS)
dep = 41.2 (depth phases)
140 km (85 miles) WSW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu (pop 700)
170 km (105 miles) N of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
250 km (155 miles) S of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu
1740 km (1080 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
nph = 29 of 35 se = 0.82 FE=186 A
error ellipse = (161.1, 0.0, 13.2; 71.1, 0.0, 6.6; 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
mb = 5.3 ( 8) ML = 0.0 ( 0) mblg = 0.0 ( 0) md = 0.0 ( 0) MS = 0.0 ( 0)
sta phase arrival res dist azm amp per mag amp per mag sta
MSVF ePn 08:13:20.33 1.6 9.8 78 MSVF
EIDS qPn 08:14:49.97 0.3 16.5 248 EIDS
ARMA eP 08:15:09.18 0.0 18.1 232 ARMA
CTAO eP 08:15:36.07 1.0 20.5 266 b:5.0+1 1.1 4.8 CTAO
PMG eP 08:15:59.27 -0.2 22.7 295 PMG
epP 08:16:10.98 depth = 46.8
COEN eP 08:16:17.37 0.9 24.5 280 b:7.6+2 1.7 6.0 COEN
STKA eP 08:16:34.67 0.4 26.5 238 STKA
epP 08:16:45.57 depth = 41.2
WRAB qP 08:17:21.22 1.0 31.6 264 WRAB
AS31 eP 08:17:21.26 -0.8 31.8 257 AS31
FITZ eP 08:18:32.20 0.0 40.0 265 FITZ
MBWA eP 08:19:12.97 -0.3 45.1 260 b:2.2+1 1.1 4.9 MBWA
KKM eP 08:20:44.11 0.2 57.1 291 KKM
KSM eP 08:21:06.25 -0.5 60.4 284 b:2.0+1 .80 5.3 KSM
JNU eP 08:21:27.14 -0.7 63.6 326 b:1.6+1 .90 5.1 JNU
QSPA eP 08:22:08.38 -0.1 70.1 180 b:1.1+2 2.8 5.4 QSPA
CM31 eP 08:22:54.06 -0.1 77.8 295 CM31
CHTO eP 08:22:56.08 1.0 77.9 295 CHTO
ULN eP 08:23:40.93 0.0 86.8 324 ULN
KCPM eP 08:23:42.86 0.5 87.1 46 b:1.1+2 .92 6.1 KCPM
TNA eP 08:23:43.75 1.4 87.2 10 TNA
BILL eP 08:23:44.38 -0.6 87.8 359 BILL
SNAA eP 08:23:47.34 -0.7 88.4 183 SNAA
WDC eP 08:23:47.54 -0.1 88.2 46 WDC
epP 08:23:58.72 depth = 35.5
CMB eP 08:23:48.69 -0.5 88.5 49 CMB
ISA eP 08:23:50.29 -0.6 88.8 51 ISA
TUC eP 08:24:12.05 0.0 93.4 57 TUC
EGMT P 08:24:33.27 -6.5X 99.6 42 b:1.1+1 .93 5.4 EGMT
e 08:24:41.35
BNI ePKPdf 08:30:40.96 -2.2 150.6 332 BNI
TUE ePKPbc 08:30:42.14 -0.8 148.3 331 TUE
TIP ePKPbc 08:30:43.76 -0.3 148.7 314 TIP
PAB P 08:31:02.49 7.3X 159.4 343 PAB
Generated 2009 APR 8 at 08:49 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
