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Magnitude 7.1 - VANUATU

Magnitude 7.1 - VANUATU
2009 October 07 23:13:49 UTC
Details
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Earthquake Details
Magnitude
7.1
Date-Time
Wednesday, October 07, 2009 at 23:13:49 UTC
Thursday, October 08, 2009 at 10:13:49 AM at epicenter
Location
13.145°S, 166.297°E
Depth
33.3 km (20.7 miles)
Region
VANUATU
Distances
280 km (174 miles) NNW (341°) from Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu
555 km (345 miles) NNW (337°) from PORT-VILA, Vanuatu
2111 km (1312 miles) NE (44°) from Brisbane, Australia
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 15.1 km (9.4 miles); depth +/- 2.5 km (1.6 miles)
Parameters
NST=215, Nph=218, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.59 sec, Gp= 22°,
M-type=(unknown type), Version=6
Source
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

Event ID
us2009mlcs

ENDS

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