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European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
Rapid Determination of Source Parameters
operated at LDG (Paris) and IGN (Madrid)
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WARNING : These parameters are preliminary and subject to revision.
Location and magnitude estimations may be revised if necessary in
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EARTHQUAKE on 08/01/2023 at 12:32 (UTC)
VANUATU 6 km NW Piapouria
MAGNITUDE: Mw 7.0
Data provided by: AT AUST GFZ KAN MAD PT PTWC SC3
Latitude = 14.97 S
Longitude = 166.73 E
Origin Time = 12:32:42.2 (UTC)
Depth = 10 Km (f)
RMS = 1.41 sec
Gap = 44 degrees
95% confidence ellipse: - Semi major = not determined
- Semi minor = not determined
- Azimuth of major axis = not determined
Number of data used = 148
Preliminary location computed on Sun Jan 8 12:43:47 2023 (UTC)
Done by Gilles Mazet-Roux
Comments :
Message number: 3330
All magnitudes estimations :
Mi7.2 (AT) Mw6.9 (AUST) M 6.9 (GFZ) Mw6.5 (KAN) M
w6.9 (MAD) Mi7.2 (PT) Mw7.2 (PTWC) M 6.9 (SC3)
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