7.0 Mw - VANUATU

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 7.0 Mw
Date-Time
  • 3 Sep 2011 22:55:36 UTC
  • 4 Sep 2011 09:55:36 near epicenter
  • 3 Sep 2011 14:55:36 standard time in your timezone
Location 20.585S 169.696E
Depth 132 km
Distances
  • 125 km (78 miles) SSE (159 degrees) of Isangel, Vanuatu
  • 215 km (134 miles) ENE (61 degrees) of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
  • 348 km (216 miles) SSE (155 degrees) of PORT-VILA, Vanuatu
  • 1859 km (1155 miles) ENE (69 degrees) of Brisbane, Australia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 14.3 km; Vertical 10.0 km
Parameters Nph = 126; Dmin = 934.0 km; Rmss = 1.12 seconds; Gp = 32°
M-type = Mw; Version = 9
Event ID US c0005ntq

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