6.5 M - VANUATU

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.5 M
Date-Time
17 Mar 2011 02:48:02 UTC
17 Mar 2011 13:48:02 near epicenter
17 Mar 2011 12:48:02 standard time in your timezone
Location 17.364S 167.696E
Depth 26 km
Distances
77 km (48 miles) NW (304 degrees) of PORT-VILA, Vanuatu
212 km (132 miles) SSE (164 degrees) of Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu
293 km (182 miles) NW (325 degrees) of Isangel, Vanuatu
1882 km (1169 miles) NE (56 degrees) of Brisbane, Australia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 16.2 km; Vertical 0.9 km
Parameters Nph = 75; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.40 seconds; Gp = 61�
M-type = M; Version = 7
Event ID US c00024wv


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