Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake - Vanuatu

M6.9 - VANUATU

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 6.9 Date-Time7 Apr 2016 03:32:55 UTC7 Apr 2016 14:32:55 near epicenter6 Apr 2016 22:32:55 standard time in your timezone

Location14.013S 166.549E Depth32 km
Distances109 km (67 mi) W of Sola, Vanuatu180 km (111 mi) NNW of Luganville, Vanuatu453 km (280 mi) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu767 km (475 mi) N of We, New Caledonia879 km (544 mi) SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands

Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 8.2 km; Vertical 4.9 kmParametersNph = 66; Dmin = 751.6 km; Rmss = 0.95 seconds; Gp = 51°
Version =Event IDus 20005fzn

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