LOYALTY ISLANDS RECENT QUAKES

5.1 Mb - LOYALTY ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.1 Mb
Date-Time
13 Sep 2008 07:32:17 UTC
13 Sep 2008 18:32:17 near epicenter
13 Sep 2008 01:32:17 standard time in your timezone
Location
21.189S 168.026E
Depth
77 km
Distances
39 km (24 miles) NNE (22 degrees) of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
202 km (126 miles) NE (54 degrees) of NOUMEA, New Caledonia
225 km (140 miles) SW (215 degrees) of Isangel, Vanuatu
1674 km (1040 miles) ENE (69 degrees) of Brisbane, Australia
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 9.5 km; Vertical 23.9 km
Parameters
Nph = 17; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 0.69 seconds; Gp = 104°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008wxar

5.6 Mb - SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.6 Mb
Date-Time
12 Sep 2008 16:44:32 UTC
13 Sep 2008 03:44:32 near epicenter
12 Sep 2008 10:44:32 standard time in your timezone
Location
21.706S 170.380E
Depth
126 km
Distances
259 km (161 miles) E (95 degrees) of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
268 km (166 miles) SSE (155 degrees) of Isangel, Vanuatu
410 km (255 miles) E (82 degrees) of NOUMEA, New Caledonia
1738 km (1080 miles) NNW (345 degrees) of Auckland, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 8.8 km; Vertical 20.2 km
Parameters
Nph = 37; Dmin = 916.5 km; Rmss = 1.02 seconds; Gp = 93°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008wwbf ***This event supersedes event AT00123786.

5.0 Mb - SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.0 Mb
Date-Time
22 Aug 2008 01:34:00 UTC
22 Aug 2008 12:34:00 near epicenter
21 Aug 2008 19:34:00 standard time in your timezone
Location
21.396S 170.402E
Depth
159 km
Distances
239 km (148 miles) SSE (150 degrees) of Isangel, Vanuatu
261 km (162 miles) E (88 degrees) of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
419 km (260 miles) ENE (77 degrees) of NOUMEA, New Caledonia
1771 km (1101 miles) NNW (345 degrees) of Auckland, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 10.0 km; Vertical 18.1 km
Parameters
Nph = 28; Dmin = 899.2 km; Rmss = 0.93 seconds; Gp = 97°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008waaf
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