Magnitude 7.0 VANUATU

Magnitude 7.0 VANUATU
Saturday, September 03, 2011 at 22:55:36 UTC

 

Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2011/eq_110903_c0005ntq/neic_c0005ntq_l.html

Magnitude 7.0 - VANUATU

2011 September 03 22:55:36 UTC

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Magnitude	7.0
Date-Time	Saturday, September 03, 2011 at 22:55:36 UTC Sunday, September 04, 2011 at 09:55:36 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	20.585°S, 169.696°E
Depth	132.4 km (82.3 miles)
Region	VANUATU
Distances	122 km (75 miles) SSE of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 217 km (134 miles) ENE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 347 km (215 miles) SSE of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 1860 km (1155 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14.3 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 10 km (6.2 miles)
Parameters	NST=125, Nph=126, Dmin=934 km, Rmss=1.12 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0005ntq

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Magnitude-7.0 quake shakes Vanuatu

AP – 13 hrs ago

NEW YORK (AP) — A magnitude-7.0 earthquake shook the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. No tsunami alert was issued.

The 9:55 a.m. Sunday (2256 GMT Saturday) quake was deep, some 132 kilometers (82 miles) below the surface, the USGS said.

The USGS said the quake hit some 348 kilometers (216 miles) southeast of Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu, and some 1,860 kilometers (1,155 miles) northeast of Brisbane, Australia.

http://news.yahoo.com/magnitude-7-0-quake-shakes-vanuatu-232653312.html

Magnitude 7.1 - VANUATU

10-degree Map Centered at 20°S,170°E

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/170_-20.php

Magnitude 7.1 - VANUATU

2011 August 20 16:55:02 UTC

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Magnitude	7.1
Date-Time	Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 16:55:02 UTC Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 03:55:02 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	18.260°S, 168.069°E
Depth	40.6 km (25.2 miles)
Region	VANUATU
Distances	63 km (39 miles) SSW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 190 km (118 miles) NW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 316 km (196 miles) SSE of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 1850 km (1149 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14.7 km (9.1 miles); depth +/- 6.8 km (4.2 miles)
Parameters	NST= 65, Nph= 65, Dmin=455.3 km, Rmss=1.29 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0005h9f

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