Large 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits 61 km (38 miles) WNW (284°) from PORT-VILA, Vanuatu - Friday, June 12, 2009 at 08:44:20 PM at epicenter

Magnitude 6.3 - VANUATU

2009 June 12 09:44:20 UTC

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude	6.3
Date-Time	Friday, June 12, 2009 at 09:44:20 UTC Friday, June 12, 2009 at 08:44:20 PM at epicenter
Location	17.617°S, 167.737°E
Depth	53.4 km (33.2 miles)
Region	VANUATU
Distances	61 km (38 miles) WNW (284°) from PORT-VILA, Vanuatu 241 km (150 miles) SSE (165°) from Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu 267 km (166 miles) NW (323°) from Isangel, Vanuatu 1867 km (1160 miles) ENE (57°) from Brisbane, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 6.9 km (4.3 miles); depth +/- 12.9 km (8.0 miles)
Parameters	NST= 82, Nph= 82, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source	U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID	us2009huas

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