Magnitude 6.2 - VANUATU
2006 October 18 10:45:35 UTC
# Date-Time Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at 10:45:35 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
# Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at 9:45:35 PM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 15.081°S, 167.243°E
Depth 138.5 km (86.1 miles) set by location program
Region VANUATU
Distances 50 km (30 miles) NNE of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
315 km (195 miles) NNW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu
540 km (335 miles) NNW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu
2010 km (1250 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8.9 km (5.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst= 95, Nph= 95, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.09 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID ustzap
* This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
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