7.0 Mw - VANUATU

7.0 Mw - VANUATU
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
7.0 Mw
Date-Time
8 Sep 2008 18:52:10 UTC
9 Sep 2008 05:52:10 near epicenter
8 Sep 2008 12:52:10 standard time in your timezone
Location
13.487S 166.875E
Depth
130 km
Distances
229 km (142 miles) N (353 degrees) of Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu
498 km (309 miles) NNW (342 degrees) of PORT-VILA, Vanuatu
2121 km (1318 miles) NE (46 degrees) of Brisbane, Australia
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 5.1 km; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 52; Dmin = 878.9 km; Rmss = 0.86 seconds; Gp = 46°M-type = Mw; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008wsbh ***This event supersedes event AT00089993.
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