== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event AT00390903.

Region: VANUATU
Geographic coordinates: 17.763S, 167.877E
Magnitude: 6.5 Mw
Depth: 39 km
Universal Time (UTC): 2 Jun 2009 02:17:07
Time near the Epicenter: 2 Jun 2009 13:17:07
Local standard time in your area: 2 Jun 2009 09:17:07

Location with respect to nearby cities:
45 km (28 miles) W (268 degrees) of PORT-VILA, Vanuatu
245 km (152 miles) NW (323 degrees) of Isangel, Vanuatu
260 km (162 miles) SSE (162 degrees) of Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu
1869 km (1161 miles) ENE (58 degrees) of Brisbane, Australia


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2009hjah

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/us2009hjah.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

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