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Type Event
Magnitude 6.8 Mwp
Local datetime 2015/10/21 08:52
Universal datetime 2015/10/20 21:52
Latitude -14.94 ° ± 3 km
Longitude 167.25 ° ± 3 km
Depth 166 km (from location) ± 9 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Nouméa  815 93060
Suva  1245 77366
Honiara  1001 56298
Bundaberg  1906 52472
Nandi  1131 42284
Arawa  1600 40266
Port Vila  329 35901
Gladstone  1947 30489
Tarawa  1909 28802
Labasa  1311 24187
Maryborough  1917 20678
Luganville  64 13397
Gympie  1962 11027
Yeppoon  1956 10769
Gizo  1365 6154

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 0.98
Azimuthal gap 39.22 °
Number of stations used 47
Number of phases used 47

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
II MSVF P 21:54:35.27 0.07 106.61 10.74 Automatic
IU TARA P 21:55:54.7 -0.5 19.48 17.24 Automatic
IU RAO P 21:56:22.2 -0.8 138.76 19.79 Automatic
IU PMG P 21:56:29.37 -0.49 283.44 20.39 Automatic
IU CTAO P 21:56:32.72 0.02 252.55 20.66 Automatic
II KWAJ P 21:57:01.77 0.19 0.89 23.75 Automatic
IU KNTN P 21:57:03.97 -1.43 61.62 24.04 Automatic
IU SNZO P 21:57:33.7 0.47 167.67 27.15 Automatic
II WRAB P 21:58:12.32 -1.89 256.15 31.72 Automatic
IU RAR P 21:58:15.72 -0.08 106.26 31.91 Automatic
II TAU P 21:58:24.22 1.9 207.47 32.77 Automatic
IU WAKE P 21:58:36.27 2.42 358.99 34.23 Automatic
IU GUMO P 21:58:52.87 2.16 321.1 36.12 Automatic
IU XMAS P 21:59:14.17 -0.43 67.03 38.85 Automatic
IU JOHN P 21:59:16.4 0.49 36.78 39.1 Automatic
IU MBWA P 22:00:08.27 -0.22 254.84 45.45 Automatic
IU MIDW P 22:00:09.14 1.34 19.07 45.65 Automatic
II KAPI P 22:00:26.27 0.22 276.92 47.72 Automatic
IU NWAO P 22:00:32.57 -0.16 239.02 48.6 Automatic
IU KIP P 22:00:40.72 -0.1 43.96 49.84 Automatic
IU POHA P 22:00:45.87 0.41 47.6 50.43 Automatic
IU MAJO P 22:01:39.92 -1.71 332.72 58.33 Automatic
IU TATO P 22:01:53.12 0.14 311.33 59.85 Automatic
IU SBA P 22:02:14.47 0.6 180.12 62.91 Automatic
IU CASY P 22:02:16.42 -0.24 202.11 63.3 Automatic
IU INCN P 22:02:25.47 -0.15 325.19 64.85 Automatic
IU YSS P 22:02:30.80 0.28 341.91 65.69 Automatic
IU ADK P 22:02:46.57 -0.11 10.6 68.27 Automatic
IU QSPA P 22:03:28.42 -0.43 180.03 74.99 Automatic
IU CHTO P 22:03:30.12 -0.13 294.55 75.23 Automatic
IU MA2 P 22:03:30.7 -1 351.47 75.71 Automatic
II KDAK P 22:03:54.37 -0.1 20.44 79.89 Automatic
IU YAK P 22:04:06.87 -1.04 343.23 82.45 Automatic
IU ULN P 22:04:08.7 -0.53 324.04 82.48 Automatic
IU COLA P 22:04:27.27 -2.14 17.47 86.72 Automatic
II PFO P 22:04:32.62 -0.52 54.1 87.25 Automatic
II PALK P 22:04:41.7 0.85 277.92 88.56 Automatic
IU SLBS P 22:04:45.12 0.61 65.31 89.58 Automatic
IU TIXI P 22:04:44.77 -1.7 348.72 90.35 Automatic
IU TUC P 22:04:52.57 0.12 56.84 91.36 Automatic
IU PMSA P 22:04:53.62 0.3 160.57 91.39 Automatic
IU ANMO P 22:05:10.97 -0.57 55.27 95.54 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 22:05:20.92 0.17 316.51 97.67 Automatic
IU RSSD P 22:05:29.92 1.21 46.68 99.43 Automatic
II NIL P 22:05:37.57 -0.13 302.08 101.46 Automatic
II AAK P 22:05:40.82 0.54 311.29 102.05 Automatic
II FFC P 22:05:44.72 2.1 36.28 102.59 Automatic