Magnitude 6.9 - VANUATU

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Magnitude 6.9 - VANUATU
2012 February 02 13:34:38 UTC

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Magnitude
6.9
Date-Time
Thursday, February 02, 2012 at 13:34:38 UTC
Friday, February 03, 2012 at 12:34:38 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
17.810?S, 167.149?E
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 miles)
Region
VANUATU
Distances
124 km (77 miles) W of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu
251 km (155 miles) S of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
294 km (182 miles) NW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu
1803 km (1120 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 15 km (9.3 miles); depth +/- 2.8 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters
NST=114, Nph=114, Dmin=477.6 km, Rmss=0.9 sec, Gp= 32?,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usb0007uiv
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Re: Magnitude 6.9 - VANUATU

Magnitude
6.9
Date-Time
Thursday, February 02, 2012 at 13:34:38 UTC
Friday, February 03, 2012 at 12:34:38 AM at epicenter
Thursday, February 02, 2012 at 03:34:38 AM HST
Location
17.810?S, 167.149?E
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 miles)
Region
VANUATU
Distances
124 km (77 miles) W of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu
251 km (155 miles) S of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
294 km (182 miles) NW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu
1803 km (1120 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1341Z 02 FEB 2012

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS?EXCEPT ALASKA?BRITISH COLUMBIA? WASHINGTON?OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

? TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ?

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME ? 1335Z 02 FEB 2012
COORDINATES ? 17.9 SOUTH 167.2 EAST
DEPTH ? 10 KM
LOCATION ? VANUATU ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE ? 6.9

EVALUATION

NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

HOWEVER ? EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA?BRITISH COLUMBIA?WASHINGTON?OREGON?CALIFORNIA.

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