Quake of 6.8 M - VANUATU

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	6.8 Mwp
Date-Time	21 Dec 2012 22:28:09 UTC 22 Dec 2012 09:28:09 near epicenter 22 Dec 2012 02:28:09 standard time in your timezone
Location	14.382S 167.260E
Depth	207 km
Distances	129 km (80 miles) N (6 degrees) of Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu 391 km (243 miles) NNW (343 degrees) of PORT-VILA, Vanuatu 2075 km (1289 miles) NE (48 degrees) of Brisbane, Australia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 14.8 km; Vertical 9.0 km
Parameters	Nph = 329; Dmin = 789.9 km; Rmss = 0.86 seconds; Gp = 52° M-type = Mwp; Version = A
Event ID	us c000eek3