The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred 85 km (55 miles) SSW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu, 175 km (110 miles) NE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, 275 km (170 miles) S of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu, 1800 km (1120 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia at 5:46 AM MST, Apr 9, 2008 (11:46 PM local time in Loyalty Islands). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. No reports of damage or casualties have been received at this time.





Loyalty Islands Earthquake Map
©USGS
10-degree Map Centered at 20°S,170°E

Magnitude: 7.3

Date-Time:
* Wednesday, April 09, 2008 at 12:46:13 UTC
* Wednesday, April 09, 2008 at 11:46:13 PM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location: 20.058°S, 168.858°E

Depth: 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program

Region: LOYALTY ISLANDS

Distances:
85 km (55 miles) SSW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu
175 km (110 miles) NE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
275 km (170 miles) S of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu
1800 km (1120 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 7 km (4.3 miles); depth fixed by location program

Parameters: NST=140, Nph=140, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.14 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8

Source
* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)



Update time = Wed Apr 9 16:21:19 UTC 2008 

           UTC DATE-TIME       LAT        LON   DEPTH

MAG       y/m/d h:m:s          deg         deg      km    Region

5.1   2008/04/09 16:02:12   -20.302    168.930  35.0   LOYALTY ISLANDS

6.0   2008/04/09 14:47:51   -20.019    168.862  35.0   LOYALTY ISLANDS

5.4   2008/04/09 14:21:21   -20.094    168.730  35.0   LOYALTY ISLANDS

5.4   2008/04/09 14:11:44   -20.135    168.816  32.2   LOYALTY ISLANDS

5.2   2008/04/09 13:03:07   -20.141    168.802  35.0   LOYALTY ISLANDS

7.3   2008/04/09 12:46:13   -20.058    168.858  35.0   LOYALTY ISLANDS

5.9   2008/04/09 11:23:40   -20.191    168.906  35.0   LOYALTY ISLANDS

6.2   2008/04/09 11:13:21   -20.168    168.768  35.0   LOYALTY ISLANDS

Event ID: us2008qqa2