Magnitude 6.3 - VANUATU
2011 March 17 02:47:59 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.3 |
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| Location | 17.339°S, 167.743°E |
| Depth | 15.2 km (9.4 miles) |
| Region | VANUATU |
| Distances | 75 km (46 miles) NW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 209 km (129 miles) SSE of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 293 km (182 miles) NNW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 1885 km (1171 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 15.3 km (9.5 miles); depth +/- 0.5 km (0.3 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=235, Nph=247, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.17 sec, Gp= 25°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A |
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| Event ID | usc00024wv |
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