Magnitude 6.3 - VANUATU
2009 June 02 02:17:03 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.3 |
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| Location | 17.752°S, 167.945°E |
| Depth | 15 km (9.3 miles) set by location program |
| Region | VANUATU |
| Distances | 40 km (25 miles) W of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 245 km (150 miles) NW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 260 km (160 miles) SSE of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 1875 km (1160 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.6 km (2.9 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=167, Nph=167, Dmin=503.5 km, Rmss=0.84 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R |
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| Event ID | us2009hjah |
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Felt (III) at Port-Vila. Also felt at Lakatoro.
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