Magnitude 7.3 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
2003 December 27 16:00:59 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
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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
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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
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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
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Source |
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
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Event ID |
uscwbb |
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Preliminary Earthquake Report
USGS, National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center