5.9 Mw - VANUATU REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.9 Mw
Date-Time
21 Jul 2012 06:12:00 UTC
21 Jul 2012 18:12:00 near epicenter
20 Jul 2012 22:12:00 standard time in your timezone
Location 19.252S 173.713E
Depth 27 km
Distances
467 km (290 miles) E (87 degrees) of Isangel, Vanuatu
511 km (317 miles) WSW (255 degrees) of SUVA, Fiji
1961 km (1219 miles) N (357 degrees) of Auckland, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 19.6 km; Vertical 7.5 km
Parameters Nph = 245; Dmin = 819.3 km; Rmss = 0.81 seconds; Gp = 97�
M-type = Mw; Version = A
Event ID US b000bce2


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