6.8 - VANUATU

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.8
Date-Time
  • 23 Jan 2015 03:47:27 UTC
  • 23 Jan 2015 14:47:27 near epicenter
  • 22 Jan 2015 19:47:27 standard time in your timezone
Location 17.000S 168.531E
Depth 218 km
Distances
  • 84 km (52 mi) NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
  • 218 km (135 mi) SE of Luganville, Vanuatu
  • 453 km (280 mi) NNE of We, New Caledonia
  • 610 km (378 mi) NNE of Dumbea, New Caledonia
  • 84 km (52 mi) NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 4.8 km; Vertical 5.7 km
Parameters Nph = 95; Dmin = 223.1 km; Rmss = 0.94 seconds; Gp = 22°
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Event ID us c000tihy

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