Magnitude 7.3 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS

2003 December 27 16:00:59 UTC

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Magnitude 7.3 Date-Time Saturday, December 27, 2003 at 16:00:59 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Sunday, December 28, 2003 at 3:00:59 AM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 22.033°S, 169.650°E Depth 10 km (6 miles) set by location program Region SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS Distances 185 km (115 miles) ESE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 255 km (160 miles) W of Ile Hunter, Loyalty Isl., New Caledonia 325 km (205 miles) E of NOUMEA, New Caledonia 1785 km (1110 miles) ENE of Brisbane, Australia Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 9 km (5.6 miles); depth fixed by location program Parameters Nst=177, Nph=177, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.33 sec, Gp= 40°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Event ID uscwbb

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