Feeds & DataMagnitude 6.7 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
2009 January 15 07:27:21 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.7 |
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| Location | 22.380°S, 170.623°E |
| Depth | 40.7 km (25.3 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 +/- 10.4 km (6.5 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=130, Nph=130, Dmin=432.5 km, Rmss=0.84 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A |
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| Event ID | us2009bwaf |
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