2nd Vanuatu Earthquake_270510
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time:
Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 20:48:00 UTC

Friday, May 28, 2010 at 07:48:00 AM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location:
13.641°S, 166.713°E

Depth:
32.2 km (20.0 miles)

Region:
VANUATU

Distances:
215 km (135 miles) NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu

335 km (210 miles) SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl.

485 km (300 miles) NNW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu

2085 km (1300 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 9.3 km (5.8 miles); depth +/- 5.6 km (3.5 miles)

Parameters:
NST=109, Nph=125, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.14 sec, Gp= 43°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6

Source:
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID:
us2010wucd

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.