Magnitude 6.7 - VANUATU 2012 March 09 07:09:53 UTC

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Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	6.7
Date-Time	Friday, March 09, 2012 at 07:09:53 UTC Friday, March 09, 2012 at 06:09:53 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	19.115°S, 169.643°E
Depth	31.7 km (19.7 miles)
Region	VANUATU
Distances	61 km (37 miles) NE of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 206 km (128 miles) SE of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 325 km (201 miles) NE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 1934 km (1201 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 13.8 km (8.6 miles); depth +/- 4.7 km (2.9 miles)
Parameters	NST=474, Nph=481, Dmin=467.5 km, Rmss=0.76 sec, Gp= 18°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=B
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb0008e4z

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