4.8 Mb - SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.8 Mb
Date-Time
18 May 2008 11:03:52 UTC
18 May 2008 22:03:52 near epicenter
18 May 2008 05:03:52 standard time in your timezone
Location
22.899S 171.481E
Depth
48 km
Distances
401 km (249 miles) ESE (113 degrees) of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
439 km (273 miles) SSE (149 degrees) of Isangel, Vanuatu
521 km (324 miles) E (99 degrees) of NOUMEA, New Caledonia
1585 km (985 miles) NNW (348 degrees) of Auckland, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 8.9 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 42; Dmin = 892.2 km; Rmss = 1.03 seconds; Gp = 111°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008seat
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