6.6 Mwp - VANUATU

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude	6.6 Mwp
Date-Time	20 Oct 2012 23:00:32 UTC 21 Oct 2012 10:00:32 near epicenter 20 Oct 2012 15:00:32 standard time in your timezone
Location	13.572S 166.594E
Depth	35 km
Distances	226 km (140 miles) NNW (345 degrees) of Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu 499 km (310 miles) NNW (338 degrees) of PORT-VILA, Vanuatu 2095 km (1302 miles) NE (45 degrees) of Brisbane, Australia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 13.9 km; Vertical 3.4 km
Parameters	Nph = 269; Dmin = 856.6 km; Rmss = 1.12 seconds; Gp = 32° M-type = Mwp; Version = 9
Event ID	us b000d9v1

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