5.0 Mb - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.0 Mb
Date-Time
17 May 2012 19:49:33 UTC
18 May 2012 06:49:33 near epicenter
17 May 2012 11:49:33 standard time in your timezone
Location 12.633S 166.211E
Depth 57 km
Distances
337 km (210 miles) NNW (343 degrees) of Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu
611 km (380 miles) NNW (338 degrees) of PORT-VILA, Vanuatu
2104 km (1307 miles) E (101 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 19.4 km; Vertical 9.5 km
Parameters Nph = 62; Dmin = 770.3 km; Rmss = 1.36 seconds; Gp = 46�
M-type = Mb; Version = 5
Event ID US b0009s5x


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