== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event PT09149002.


Region: VANUATU
Geographic coordinates: 17.102S, 168.328E
Magnitude: 5.5 Mb
Depth: 28 km
Universal Time (UTC): 29 May 2009 06:20:17
Time near the Epicenter: 29 May 2009 17:20:17
Local standard time in your area: 29 May 2009 13:20:17

Location with respect to nearby cities:
72 km (45 miles) N (2 degrees) of PORT-VILA, Vanuatu
216 km (134 miles) SE (144 degrees) of Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu
288 km (179 miles) NNW (340 degrees) of Isangel, Vanuatu
1952 km (1213 miles) ENE (57 degrees) of Brisbane, Australia


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2009hfav

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009hfav.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/