5.5 Mb - VANUATU

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.5 Mb
Date-Time
29 Feb 2012 16:03:57 UTC
1 Mar 2012 03:03:57 near epicenter
1 Mar 2012 02:03:57 standard time in your timezone
Location 17.652S 168.000E
Depth 43 km
Distances
34 km (21 miles) WNW (289 degrees) of PORT-VILA, Vanuatu
248 km (154 miles) NNW (327 degrees) of Isangel, Vanuatu
253 km (157 miles) SSE (159 degrees) of Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu
1887 km (1172 miles) ENE (58 degrees) of Brisbane, Australia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 15.3 km; Vertical 7.0 km
Parameters Nph = 140; Dmin = 515.4 km; Rmss = 0.76 seconds; Gp = 43�
M-type = Mb; Version = B
Event ID US b00088g6


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