M7.2 - VANUATU

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude	7.2
Date-Time	3 Apr 2016 08:23:54 UTC 3 Apr 2016 19:23:54 near epicenter 3 Apr 2016 00:23:54 standard time in your timezone
Location	14.347S 166.821E
Depth	35 km
Distances	81 km (50 mi) NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu 136 km (84 mi) NNW of Luganville, Vanuatu 407 km (252 mi) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 728 km (451 mi) N of We, New Caledonia 863 km (535 mi) N of Paita, New Caledonia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 6.7 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 121; Dmin = 128.4 km; Rmss = 1.38 seconds; Gp = 28° Version =
Event ID	us 20005e8t

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