Magnitude 7.3 - LOYALTY ISLANDS

2011 January 13 16:16:41 UTC

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Magnitude	7.3
Date-Time	Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 16:16:41 UTC Friday, January 14, 2011 at 03:16:41 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	20.589°S, 168.548°E
Depth	7.2 km (4.5 miles)
Region	LOYALTY ISLANDS
Distances	125 km (80 miles) NNE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 135 km (85 miles) SSW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 285 km (180 miles) NE of NOUMEA, New Caledonia 1755 km (1090 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14.3 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Parameters	NST= 95, Nph=111, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=7
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc00012cx source: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc00012cx.php#details