Earthquake - Magnitude 5.2 - VANUATU


Earthquake Details

* This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.


Magnitude 5.2
Date-Time

* Friday, February 04, 2011 at 15:23:18 UTC
* Saturday, February 05, 2011 at 02:23:18 AM at epicenter

Location 14.173°S, 166.707°E
Depth 24 km (14.9 miles)
Region VANUATU
Distances 160 km (100 miles) NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
395 km (245 miles) SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl.
430 km (265 miles) NNW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu
2040 km (1270 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 24.6 km (15.3 miles); depth +/- 3.9 km (2.4 miles)
Parameters NST= 42, Nph= 42, Dmin=903.9 km, Rmss=0.62 sec, Gp=144°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8
Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usb00018sw

Source : http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb00018sw.php#details