Magnitude 6.2 - VANUATU
2008 September 08 03:03:16 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.2 |
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| Location | 20.028°S, 169.118°E |
| Depth | 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program |
| Region | VANUATU |
| Distances | 45 km (30 miles) SSW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 215 km (135 miles) NE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 255 km (160 miles) SSE of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 1845 km (1140 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 6.3 km (3.9 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=251, Nph=251, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.05 sec, Gp= 18°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | us2008wsaj |
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Felt at Noumea, New Caledonia and at Port-Vila.
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