== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event PT09153002.

Region: VANUATU
Geographic coordinates: 17.764S, 167.796E
Magnitude: 5.6 Mb
Depth: 35 km
Universal Time (UTC): 2 Jun 2009 02:26:57
Time near the Epicenter: 2 Jun 2009 13:26:57
Local standard time in your area: 2 Jun 2009 09:26:57

Location with respect to nearby cities:
53 km (33 miles) W (268 degrees) of PORT-VILA, Vanuatu
250 km (156 miles) NW (322 degrees) of Isangel, Vanuatu
258 km (160 miles) SSE (164 degrees) of Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu
1862 km (1157 miles) ENE (58 degrees) of Brisbane, Australia


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2009hjaj

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/us2009hjaj.php
or
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