6.5 - VANUATU

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.5
Date-Time
  • 19 Feb 2015 13:18:32 UTC
  • 20 Feb 2015 00:18:33 near epicenter
  • 19 Feb 2015 05:18:32 standard time in your timezone
Location 16.400S 168.088E
Depth 10 km
Distances
  • 78 km (48 mi) ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
  • 137 km (85 mi) SE of Luganville, Vanuatu
  • 149 km (92 mi) N of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
  • 507 km (314 mi) N of We, New Caledonia
  • 659 km (409 mi) NNE of Dumbea, New Caledonia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 6.7 km; Vertical 1.8 km
Parameters Nph = 130; Dmin = 142.0 km; Rmss = 1.39 seconds; Gp = 33°
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Event ID us c000trf9

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