Magnitude 7.6 quake near Vanuatu, Pacific Ocean

Last updated: 2018-03-26 (84) 17:50:56 UTC

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The Anza group at the University of California San Diego operates a broadband seismograph network consisting of 17 three component broadband seismograph stations centered near Anza, California (see map).

On Wednesday October 7 2009 at 3:03 PM (PDT) we recorded an earthquake (preliminary Mw 7.6) located near Vanuatu.

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Initial source parameters for this tremor are indicated below. The epicentral distance (i.e. the distance separating the epicenter and the closest station in the recording network) for Anza is 9409 km (84.53 degrees).

This map shows the mainshock as a red star. Associated aftershocks are orange stars. Anza network stations are yellow triangles. Gray lines are major rivers.

Event Map

Global mecator event map

Event Parameters

Latitude Longitude Origin time (UTC) Origin time (PDT) Depth (km) Mw Author
-13.052 166.187 10/07/09 (280) 22:03.15 10/07/09 (280) 3:03 PM 35 7.6 QED
-13.145 166.297 10/07/09 (280) 23:13.49 10/07/09 (280) 4:13 PM 33.3 7.3 QED
-13.489 166.408 10/07/09 (280) 23:48.52 10/07/09 (280) 4:48 PM 29.5 5.7 QED
-13.280 166.135 10/08/09 (281) 00:22.05 10/07/09 (280) 5:22 PM 35 5.2 QED
-13.308 166.440 10/08/09 (281) 01:31.00 10/08/09 (280) 6:31 PM 35 5.1 QED
-13.031 165.983 10/08/09 (281) 04:17.54 10/07/09 (280) 9:17 PM 35 5.3 QED
-13.298 165.951 10/08/09 (281) 08:28.48 10/08/09 (281) 1:28 AM 35 6.8 QED
-13.400 166.595 10/08/09 (281) 11:35.04 10/08/09 (281) 4:35 AM 35 4.9 QED
-13.013 166.216 10/08/09 (281) 17:55.01 10/08/09 (281) 10:55 AM 35 4.9 QED
-13.149 165.934 10/08/09 (281) 23:32.39 10/08/09 (281) 4:32 PM 58.6 4.9 QED

* The location and magnitude determined for this event are preliminary and are subject to change upon further review of seismic data.

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We operate a broadband station on Mt. Soledad. At 15:15 (PDT) station SOL recorded the P wave from this event. Here is a view of that event as picked by our analyst. A red P indicates a P wave arrival, a red S indicates an S wave arrival.

3 component seismometer recordings at Soledad

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