Vanuatu: Earthquake Magnitude 6.0

 

Vanuatu: Earthquake Magnitude 6.0

 

USGS
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:01 EDT

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Earthquake Location

Date-Time:
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 03:35:20 UTC
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 02:35:20 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location:
17.382°S, 167.729°E
Depth:
41 km (25.5 miles)
Region:
VANUATU
Distances:
75 km (45 miles) WNW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu
215 km (130 miles) SSE of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
290 km (180 miles) NW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu
1875 km (1170 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 15.4 km (9.6 miles); depth +/- 9.2 km (5.7 miles)
Parameters:
NST=130, Nph=135, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.08 sec, Gp= 68°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=6
Source:
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID:
us2010zvan