7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Vanuatu

Magnitude 7.4 - VANUATU
2010 May 27 17:14:48 UTC

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Earthquake Details
Magnitude 7.4
Date-Time

* Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 17:14:48 UTC
* Friday, May 28, 2010 at 04:14:48 AM at epicenter

Location 13.710°S, 166.507°E
Depth 36.1 km (22.4 miles)
Region VANUATU
Distances

* 214 km (133 miles) NNW (342°) from Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu
* 489 km (304 miles) NNW (337°) from PORT-VILA, Vanuatu
* 2077 km (1290 miles) NE (45°) from Brisbane, Australia

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8.6 km (5.3 miles); depth +/- 21.2 km (13.2 miles)
Parameters NST= 69, Nph= 69, Dmin=857.7 km, Rmss=1.26 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source

* U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

Event ID us2010wubj

Time to watch the Buoys folks...

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