Magnitude 6.7 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
2009 January 15 07:27:20 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.7 |
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| Location | 22.355°S, 170.648°E |
| Depth | 27 km (16.8 miles) set by location program |
| Region | SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS |
| Distances | 145 km (90 miles) W of Ile Hunter, Loyalty Isl., New Caledonia 300 km (185 miles) ESE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 430 km (270 miles) E of NOUMEA, New Caledonia 1650 km (1030 miles) NNW of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=143, Nph=143, Dmin=434.8 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q |
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| Event ID | us2009bwaf |
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Felt at Noumea, New Caledonia.
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