6.1 Mw - VANUATU

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.1 Mw
Date-Time
  • 4 Sep 2011 21:44:21 UTC
  • 5 Sep 2011 08:44:21 near epicenter
  • 4 Sep 2011 13:44:21 standard time in your timezone
Location 19.156S 168.696E
Depth 59 km
Distances
  • 73 km (46 miles) NW (305 degrees) of Isangel, Vanuatu
  • 162 km (100 miles) SSE (165 degrees) of PORT-VILA, Vanuatu
  • 276 km (172 miles) NNE (18 degrees) of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
  • 1849 km (1149 miles) ENE (63 degrees) of Brisbane, Australia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 14.7 km; Vertical 5.6 km
Parameters Nph = 165; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 0.99 seconds; Gp = 79°
M-type = Mw; Version = 6
Event ID US c0005p3i

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