Earthquake Location Magnitude 7.3 VANUATU REGION

Earthquake Location

Magnitude 7.3 VANUATU REGION
Saturday, December 25, 2010 at 13:16:37 UTC

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

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Magnitude 7.3 - VANUATU REGION

2010 December 25 13:16:37 UTC

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Magnitude	7.3
Date-Time	Saturday, December 25, 2010 at 13:16:37 UTC Sunday, December 26, 2010 at 12:16:37 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	19.775°S, 167.895°E
Depth	12.3 km (7.6 miles)
Region	VANUATU REGION
Distances	145 km (90 miles) W of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 195 km (120 miles) N of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 230 km (145 miles) S of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 1740 km (1080 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 7 km (4.3 miles); depth +/- 7.8 km (4.8 miles)
Parameters	NST=173, Nph=173, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.52 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0000usf

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