6.9 Earthquake Southeast of Loyalty Islands

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	6.9
Date-Time	Saturday, March 03, 2012 at 12:19:55 UTC Saturday, March 03, 2012 at 11:19:55 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	22.157°S, 170.316°E
Depth	15.2 km (9.4 miles)
Region	SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
Distances	180 km (111 miles) W of Ile Hunter, Loyalty Isl., New Caledonia 260 km (161 miles) ESE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 399 km (247 miles) E of NOUMEA, New Caledonia 1686 km (1047 miles) NNW of Auckland, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14 km (8.7 miles); depth +/- 4.1 km (2.5 miles)
Parameters	NST=251, Nph=253, Dmin=399.6 km, Rmss=0.8 sec, Gp= 18°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)