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>Magnitude 7.8 - VANUATU

Earthquake Details

Magnitude	7.8
Date-Time	Wednesday, October 07, 2009 at 22:03:15 UTC Thursday, October 08, 2009 at 09:03:15 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	13.052°S, 166.187°E
Depth	35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region	VANUATU
Distances	260 km (160 miles) S of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl. 295 km (180 miles) NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 785 km (490 miles) ESE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2100 km (1310 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 7.6 km (4.7 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST=169, Nph=169, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.32 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2009mlcf

• This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

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Tsunami from Vanuatu quake may have been destructive along coasts near epicenter: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
http://www.reuters.com/