6.5 Mw - VANUATU

6.5 Mw - VANUATU
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
6.5 Mw
Date-Time
8 Sep 2008 03:03:22 UTC
8 Sep 2008 14:03:22 near epicenter
7 Sep 2008 21:03:22 standard time in your timezone
Location
19.974S 169.046E
Depth
85 km
Distances
54 km (34 miles) SSW (205 degrees) of Isangel, Vanuatu
210 km (130 miles) NE (35 degrees) of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
259 km (161 miles) SSE (163 degrees) of PORT-VILA, Vanuatu
1833 km (1139 miles) ENE (66 degrees) of Brisbane, Australia
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 5.6 km; Vertical 12.5 km
Parameters
Nph = 172; Dmin = 980.8 km; Rmss = 0.85 seconds; Gp = 61°M-type = Mw; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008wsaj ***This event supersedes event PT08252011.
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