Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake- VANUATU

M7.0 - VANUATU

Preliminary Earthquake ReportMagnitude7.0Date-Time28 Apr 2016 19:33:27 UTC29 Apr 2016 06:33:27 near epicenter28 Apr 2016 14:33:27 standard time in your timezoneLocation16.094S 167.337EDepth35 kmDistances5 km (3 mi) WSW of Norsup, Vanuatu64 km (39 mi) SSE of Luganville, Vanuatu209 km (129 mi) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu533 km (330 mi) N of We, New Caledonia676 km (419 mi) N of Dumbea, New CaledoniaLocation UncertaintyHorizontal: 6.1 km; Vertical 1.9 kmParametersNph = 119; Dmin = 73.0 km; Rmss = 1.21 seconds; Gp = 32°
Version =Event IDus 10005c88

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