Magnitude 6.8 - VANUATU
2009 October 08 08:28:48 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.8 |
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| Date-Time |
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| Location | 13.298°S, 165.951°E |
| Depth | 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program |
| Region | VANUATU |
| Distances | 280 km (175 miles) NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 285 km (175 miles) S of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl. 555 km (345 miles) NNW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 2070 km (1280 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 9.1 km (5.7 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=118, Nph=118, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.5 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8 |
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| Event ID | us2009mmbf |
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