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Thursday, February 2, 2012

7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Vanuatu Near Australia.


Magnitude 7.1 - VANUATU
2012 February 02 13:34:40 UTC


Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude 7.1
Date-Time

Thursday, February 02, 2012 at 13:34:40 UTC
Friday, February 03, 2012 at 12:34:40 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 17.766°S, 167.134°E
Depth 23.1 km (14.4 miles)
Region VANUATU
Distances 124 km (77 miles) W of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu
251 km (155 miles) S of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
294 km (182 miles) NW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu
1803 km (1120 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.8 km (8.6 miles); depth +/- 2.7 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters NST=551, Nph=561, Dmin=482 km, Rmss=1.23 sec, Gp= 14°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=C
Source

Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usb0007uiv

USGS



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