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
  • 16 Mar 2011 18:48:02 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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