Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake - Southeast of the Loyalty Islands

US Geological Survey
Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:32 UTC

© USGS

Date-Time

* Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 07:27:21 UTC
* Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 06:27:21 PM at epicenter

Location 22.379°S, 170.624°E

Depth 40.4 km (25.1 miles)

Region SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS

Distances 145 km (90 miles) W of Ile Hunter, Loyalty Isl., New Caledonia

300 km (185 miles) ESE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia

430 km (265 miles) E of NOUMEA, New Caledonia

1650 km (1030 miles) NNW of Auckland, New Zealand

Location Uncertainty - horizontal +/- 5.7 km (3.5 miles); depth +/- 10.3 km (6.4 miles)

Parameters NST=129, Nph=129, Dmin=432.5 km, Rmss=0.83 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8

Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2009bwaf