Magnitude 7.2 Vanuatua Islands
January 2, 2002 at 17:22:49 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Phase Data
2 JAN 2002 ( 2)
ot = 17:22:49.92 +/- 0.16 VANUATU ISLANDS
lat = -17.776 +/- 5.5
lon = 167.882 +/- 5.5 MAGNITUDE 7.2 (HRV)
dep = 33.0 (normal depth)
30 miles (45 km) W of PORT-VILA, Vanuatu (pop 31,000)
150 miles (245 km) NW of Isangel, Vanuatu
160 miles (260 km) SSE of Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu
1160 miles (1860 km) ENE of Brisbane, Australia
nph = 148 of 331 se = 0.86 A
error ellipse = (135.7, 45.7, 0.0; 0.0, 0.0, 0.0; 8.2, 6.0, 0.0)
mb = 6.3 ( 57) ML = 0.0 ( 0) mblg = 6.1 ( 2) md = 0.0 ( 0) MS = 7.5 ( 58)
sta phase arrival res dist azm amp per mag amp per mag sta
CTAO eP 17:27:30.15 1.3 20.6 260 g:5.3+0 1.3 6.1 b:4.1+2 .95 5.8 CTAO
LR 17:32:37.02 S:2.9+3 20. 7.6
SNZO eP 17:28:03.50 -0.7 24.2 167 g:2.9+0 .90 6.1 b:2.6+3 1.0 6.7 SNZO
LR 17:34:19.44 S:9.1+2 19. 7.3
TAU eP 17:29:04.08 1.6 30.5 211 b:1.7+3 1.5 6.6 TAU
LR 17:37:20.46
GUMO eP 17:30:12.21 0.7 38.6 322 b:4.2+3 1.6 7.0 GUMO
LR 17:41:10.36 S:6.2+2 21. 7.4
NWAO eP 17:31:25.88 -0.1 47.8 242 b:2.5+2 .85 6.3 NWAO
LR 17:45:31.51 S:5.9+2 21. 7.5
POHA eP 17:31:56.13 -1.1 51.8 46 b:3.0+2 1.3 6.1 POHA
LR 17:47:27.89
SBA eP 17:32:56.18 0.2 60.1 180 b:2.4+3 1.2 7.2 SBA
LR 17:51:23.78
TATO eP 17:33:09.66 0.0 62.0 312 b:1.2+3 1.3 6.9 TATO
LR 17:52:19.29
KS15 eP 17:33:38.34 -0.8 66.6 326 KS15
LR 17:54:29.54
YSS eP 17:33:50.23 0.6 68.3 342 b:3.0+2 .95 6.3 YSS
LR 17:55:18.19
COCO eP 17:33:52.49 0.8 68.5 264 b:2.6+3 1.3 7.1 COCO
LR 17:55:23.59
FX1 eP 17:34:01.63 -1.5 70.5 3 FX1
LR 17:56:21.70
ADK eP 17:34:04.72 0.7 70.7 10 b:2.2+2 1.1 6.1 ADK
LR 17:56:26.01
PET eP 17:34:05.20 -0.6 70.9 354 b:2.2+2 .95 6.2 PET
LR 17:56:34.31
SPA eP 17:34:14.72 0.4 72.3 180 b:1.4+3 1.1 6.9 SPA
LR 17:57:12.43
CM31 eP 17:34:41.37 1.2 76.7 295 b:1.5+2 .95 6.0 CM31
LR 17:59:18.20
SDPT eP 17:34:42.86 -1.4 77.6 18 SDPT
LR 17:59:44.75
SDN eP 17:34:43.21 -1.0 77.6 18 b:1.5+2 .85 6.1 SDN
MA2 eP 17:34:47.98 -0.1 78.3 351 b:2.0+2 1.0 6.1 MA2
LR 18:00:04.56
KDC eP 17:35:07.36 -0.8 82.1 20 b:1.2+2 .90 5.9 KDC
KDAK eP 17:35:07.93 -0.2 82.1 20 b:1.3+2 .95 6.0 KDAK
LR 18:01:52.26
TNA eP 17:35:23.79 0.6 85.1 10 b:7.6+1 1.0 5.8 TNA
LR 18:03:17.32 S:6.9+1 21. 7.0
BILL eP 17:35:25.54 0.0 85.6 359 BILL
LR 18:03:31.27
HOPS eP 17:35:26.88 0.1 85.7 47 b:7.2+2 1.5 6.7 HOPS
LR 18:03:34.26
SAO eP 17:35:27.24 -0.4 85.8 49 b:2.3+2 .84 6.4 SAO
LR 18:03:39.09 S:1.7+2 20. 7.4
KCPM eP 17:35:27.63 0.9 85.6 46 KCPM
LR 18:03:33.22
SNCC eP 17:35:28.31 0.8 85.8 53 b:9.8+0 .50 5.3X SNCC
LR 18:03:37.71
LKC eP 17:35:28.50 0.9 85.8 48 LKC
PMR eP 17:35:29.11 0.4 86.2 19 b:6.7+1 .85 5.9 PMR
LR 18:03:48.23
KHMM eP 17:35:30.14 1.2 86.1 45 KHMM
LR 18:03:45.81
PTRM eP 17:35:30.78 0.9 86.3 51 PTRM
ABL eP 17:35:33.05 0.9 86.7 52 ABL
WDC eP 17:35:33.07 1.0 86.8 46 b:1.6+2 1.0 6.2 WDC
LR 18:04:04.98
CMB eP 17:35:34.09 0.0 87.2 49 b:2.3+2 .95 6.4 CMB
LR 18:04:16.34 S:1.7+2 22. 7.4
YBH eP 17:35:34.74 0.7 87.2 45 b:4.2+2 1.3 6.5 YBH
LR 18:04:16.45
PAS eP 17:35:34.90 0.6 87.2 53 b:1.0+1 .40 5.4 PAS
LR 18:04:17.47
MWC eP 17:35:35.43 0.3 87.3 53 MWC
LR 18:04:20.80
MCK eP 17:35:35.51 -1.4 87.8 18 b:5.6+2 .70 7.0 MCK
LR 18:04:36.36 S:7.4+1 20. 7.1
DBO eP 17:35:35.61 0.2 87.4 43 DBO
LR 18:04:24.35
ISA eP 17:35:36.56 0.4 87.6 51 ISA
LR 18:04:28.29 S:8.5+1 21. 7.1
BAR eP 17:35:37.71 0.5 87.8 55 BAR
LR 18:04:33.99
COR qP 17:35:37.91 -0.3 88.1 42 b:3.4+2 1.4 6.4 COR
LR 18:04:42.36 S:8.9+1 21. 7.1
BEKR eP 17:35:39.56 1.5 87.9 47 b:3.3+2 1.0 6.6 BEKR
LR 18:04:39.01
WCN eP 17:35:39.75 0.8 88.1 48 b:1.6+2 .93 6.3 WCN
LR 18:04:44.38 S:2.1+2 21. 7.5
IMA eP 17:35:40.26 0.5 88.4 15 b:7.4+1 .90 6.0 IMA
PFO eP 17:35:40.35 0.6 88.3 54 b:1.7+3 2.0 7.0 PFO
LR 18:04:48.93 S:3.3+2 21. 7.7
COLA eP 17:35:40.82 -1.6 89.0 17 b:9.3+1 .90 6.1 COLA
LR 18:05:09.82
DAC eP 17:35:41.32 0.7 88.5 51 b:6.1+2 1.4 6.7 DAC
LR 18:04:53.92
PMSA eP 17:35:41.97 0.8 88.7 160 PMSA
LR 18:04:59.71
GSC eP 17:35:42.22 0.7 88.7 52 GSC
LR 18:04:59.89
TLY eP 17:35:42.26 0.5 88.8 326 b:1.0+3 1.5 6.9 TLY
LR 18:05:03.66
MOD eP 17:35:42.68 0.4 88.8 45 b:1.3+2 .79 6.3 MOD
LR 18:05:04.72
MNV eP 17:35:43.35 0.6 88.9 49 b:6.3+2 1.4 6.7 MNV
LR 18:05:06.70
PINOReP 17:35:44.76 0.7 89.3 43 PINO
LR 18:05:17.20
PGC eP 17:35:45.91 -0.6 89.8 38 b:4.6+2 1.2 6.6 PGC
GLA eP 17:35:45.94 1.2 89.3 55 GLA
LR 18:05:19.00
GNW eP 17:35:46.25 0.2 89.7 39 GNW
LR 18:05:29.52
MTPC eP 17:35:47.22 0.8 89.7 53 MTPC
LR 18:05:28.82
LDFC eP 17:35:47.96 0.7 89.9 53 LDFC
LR 18:05:34.10
WVOR eP 17:35:49.28 0.7 90.2 45 b:1.3+3 1.9 6.9 WVOR
LR 18:05:43.13 S:2.2+2 22. 7.5
SNAA eP 17:35:49.74 0.0 90.6 183 SNAA
BMN eP 17:35:50.14 0.7 90.4 48 b:2.5+2 1.1 6.4 BMN
LR 18:05:48.16
HAWA eP 17:35:53.73 0.7 91.2 41 b:2.4+2 1.0 6.5 HAWA
LR 18:06:12.88 S:8.7+1 20. 7.2
STKA LR 17:35:56.48 27.6 234 STKA
ELK eP 17:35:57.25 0.7 91.9 48 b:1.9+2 1.1 6.4 ELK
LR 18:06:31.36
KNB eP 17:35:59.35 0.9 92.3 52 b:8.0+1 .55 6.4 KNB
LR 18:06:43.28
TUC eP 17:35:59.56 1.2 92.3 57 b:1.2+2 1.0 6.3 TUC
LR 18:06:42.59
DUG eP 17:36:03.60 0.1 93.4 49 b:4.0+3 .85 7.9X DUG
LR 18:07:14.97 S:2.3+2 21. 7.6
NEW eP 17:36:03.68 0.2 93.5 40 b:4.7+1 1.0 5.8 NEW
LR 18:07:17.16 S:7.4+1 19. 7.2
BGU eP 17:36:03.79 -0.1 93.5 48 BGU
MVU eP 17:36:04.05 1.1 93.3 51 b:1.1+2 1.1 6.2 MVU
LR 18:07:10.85
MSU eP 17:36:04.27 1.2 93.3 51 MSU
HLID eP 17:36:04.31 0.6 93.5 45 b:3.7+3 1.6 7.5X HLID
LR 18:07:17.03 S:2.7+2 20. 7.7
NLU eP 17:36:05.78 0.2 93.9 49 NLU
HVU eP 17:36:06.50 0.4 94.0 48 HVU
SPUT eP 17:36:06.92 0.5 94.1 48 SPUT
MPU eP 17:36:07.87 0.7 94.2 49 MPU
LR 18:07:37.49
CTU eP 17:36:08.13 0.4 94.3 49 CTU
JLU eP 17:36:09.06 0.3 94.5 49 JLU
SRU eP 17:36:09.91 0.4 94.7 51 SRU
DAU eP 17:36:09.92 0.7 94.6 49 DAU
TCUT eP 17:36:09.92 0.3 94.7 48 TCUT
MCMT eP 17:36:10.62 -0.1 95.0 45 MCMT
AHID eP 17:36:11.07 -2.0 95.5 47 b:6.9+1 1.4 5.9 AHID
LR 18:08:14.16 S:1.3+2 21. 7.4
INK eP 17:36:11.64 -0.9 95.6 19 b:5.2+1 1.0 5.9 INK
CHMT eP 17:36:12.49 -0.2 95.4 43 CHMT
LCCM eP 17:36:14.89 -0.2 96.0 44 LCCM
LAZ eP 17:36:15.35 0.6 95.8 56 LAZ
LENM eP 17:36:15.80 0.7 95.9 56 LENM
HRY eP 17:36:15.88 -0.6 96.3 43 HRY
BOZ eP 17:36:15.89 0.3 96.1 44 b:1.1+1 .13 6.2 BOZ
LR 18:08:30.71 S:1.7+2 22. 7.5
LPM eP 17:36:16.43 -0.1 96.2 56 LPM
BNM eP 17:36:16.47 0.1 96.2 56 BNM
YMR eP 17:36:16.53 0.3 96.2 45 YMR
LR 18:08:34.36
BW06 eP 17:36:17.44 -0.5 96.6 47 b:5.7+0 .78 5.1X BW06
LR 18:08:45.03 S:9.9+1 22. 7.3
ANMO eP 17:36:18.04 0.1 96.5 56 b:4.8+1 1.0 5.9 ANMO
LR 18:08:43.83 S:1.2+2 22. 7.3
LTX eP 17:36:21.56 0.6 97.2 62 b:2.1+2 1.3 6.5 LTX
LR 18:09:02.88 S:1.1+2 20. 7.3
GDL2 eP 17:36:22.26 0.4 97.4 59 GDL2
ISCO eP 17:36:26.41 -0.6 98.5 51 b:1.1+2 1.9 6.1 ISCO
LR 18:09:41.35 S:2.5+2 21. 7.7
PLCA ePdif 17:36:35.54 0.0X 100.5 139 b:1.3+2 1.4 6.3 PLCA
LR 18:10:35.26
RSSD ePdif 17:36:36.76 -0.4 100.8 47 b:5.2+1 1.6 5.8 RSSD
LR 18:10:45.73
WMOK qPdif 17:36:44.31 -0.7 102.6 57 b:9.2+1 2.2 6.1 WMOK
LR 18:11:36.17 S:1.3+2 19. 7.5
CBKS qPdif 17:36:45.90 0.3 102.7 53 b:1.1+1 .40 5.9 CBKS
LR 18:11:40.44 S:1.6+2 22. 7.5
EKS2 ePdif 17:36:55.58 0.8 104.8 311 EKS2
LR 18:12:38.31
BRVK ePdif 17:37:10.45 -0.6 108.5 321 BRVK
LR 18:14:25.55
RES qPdif 17:37:12.79 0.6 108.9 16 b:6.5+0 .35 6.3 RES
ePKP 17:41:15.16 242.X
TRQA qPKP 17:41:11.86 -3.2X 107.4 141 TRQA
LR 18:13:51.92
FCC ePKP 17:41:15.84 -1.8 109.2 33 FCC
UALR qPKP 17:41:17.92 2.1X 107.8 58 UALR
LR 18:14:04.57
JFWS qPKP 17:41:19.92 -0.8 110.5 50 JFWS
LR 18:15:21.38 S:3.9+2 22. 7.9
NNA qPKP 17:41:20.11 0.2 109.6 110 NNA
LR 18:14:55.83 S:1.3+2 20. 7.5
SIUC ePKP 17:41:20.67 -0.6 110.7 56 SIUC
LR 18:15:27.82 S:1.4+2 21. 7.5
OXF qPKP 17:41:21.24 1.0 110.1 59 OXF
LR 18:15:11.58 S:1.5+2 19. 7.6
LRAL ePKP 17:41:22.29 -1.4 111.9 61 LRAL
LR 18:16:02.64 S:1.2+2 22. 7.4
BLO ePKP 17:41:24.54 -1.0 113.0 54 BLO
LR 18:16:32.02
MYNC ePKP 17:41:27.16 -1.6 114.5 59 MYNC
LR 18:17:16.51 S:1.7+2 20. 7.6
GOGA ePKP 17:41:28.03 -1.5 114.9 61 GOGA
LR 18:17:27.70 S:1.3+2 21. 7.5
ACSO ePKP 17:41:28.94 -1.9 115.7 53 ACSO
LR 18:17:51.51 S:1.3+2 20. 7.5
SCCK ePKP 17:41:30.75 0.2 115.4 59 SCCK
AAM qPKP 17:41:32.66 2.7X 115.3 51 AAM
LR 18:17:38.81 S:4.0+1 20. 7.0
COW ePKP 17:41:33.21 -0.6 117.2 61 COW
KBS ePKP 17:41:33.30 -0.3 117.8 355 KBS
LR 18:18:49.36
BLA ePKP 17:41:33.46 -1.2 117.6 57 BLA
LR 18:18:45.65 S:7.3+1 21. 7.3
SPB4 ePKPdf 17:41:34.10 0.0 118.0 354 SPB4
LR 18:18:55.94
CPUP ePKPdf 17:41:34.73 -0.7 117.9 134 CPUP
LR 18:18:53.28 S:6.3+1 22. 7.2
SADO ePKP 17:41:34.79 -1.3 118.5 48 SADO
BINY ePKPdf 17:41:39.39 -1.4 121.0 51 BINY
LR 18:20:21.14 S:1.3+2 19. 7.6
MVL ePKP 17:41:39.41 -1.1 120.8 54 MVL
LOZ ePKP 17:41:40.50 -1.8 121.8 48 LOZ
NCB ePKPdf 17:41:40.87 -2.0 122.1 49 NCB
LR 18:20:53.55 S:3.0+2 21. 7.9
ACCN ePKP 17:41:41.83 -1.9 122.6 50 ACCN
HNH ePKP 17:41:41.85 -3.8X 123.5 49 HNH
LR 18:21:34.14
SUR ePKPdf 17:41:42.08 0.7 121.0 213 SUR
LR 18:20:19.67 S:1.1+2 19. 7.5
WVL ePKP 17:41:42.41 -6.5X 125.3 48 WVL
LR 18:22:23.81 S:5.8+2 21. 8.2
BOSA ePKPdf 17:41:42.55 0.4 121.4 219 BOSA
LR 18:20:31.52
BRNJ ePKPdf 17:41:42.85 -0.1 122.2 53 BRNJ
PAL ePKPdf 17:41:43.20 -0.7 122.6 52 PAL
LR 18:21:07.85
MDV ePKPdf 17:41:43.26 -1.0 122.9 49 MDV
LSCT ePKP 17:41:43.34 -1.4 123.1 52 LSCT
LR 18:21:20.87 S:1.3+2 19. 7.6
LBNH ePKPdf 17:41:45.48 -0.5 123.7 48 LBNH
LR 18:21:39.45 S:3.1+2 22. 7.9
WES ePKPdf 17:41:46.77 -0.6 124.4 51 WES
LR 18:21:58.86 S:5.0+2 20. 8.2
LBTB ePKPdf 17:41:47.40 0.5 123.8 222 LBTB
LR 18:21:39.56 S:1.7+2 20. 7.7
EMMW ePKPdf 17:41:50.43 -1.5 126.8 47 EMMW
LR 18:23:06.99 S:4.2+2 20. 8.1
GNI ePKPdf 17:41:52.63 0.9 126.5 307 GNI
LR 18:22:56.78
OBN ePKP 17:41:53.06 0.1 127.6 327 OBN
LR 18:23:27.97 S:1.5+2 22. 7.6
KIV ePKPdf 17:41:53.48 0.3 127.3 312 KIV
LR 18:23:21.30 S:6.8+1 21. 7.3
SJG ePKPdf 17:41:55.31 -1.1 128.8 81 SJG
LR 18:24:02.34
NAO01ePKP 17:41:56.80 -8.2X 133.9 345 NAO0
LR 18:26:30.38
PTGA ePKPdf 17:41:56.89 -1.0 129.5 106 PTGA
LR 18:24:22.12
SUW ePKP 17:42:00.85 -5.8X 134.7 331 SUW
DRLN ePKP 17:42:00.85 -0.6 131.9 39 DRLN
MALT ePKP 17:42:02.92 1.5 131.6 306 MALT
KWP ePKP 17:42:04.25 -8.2X 137.7 327 KWP
KONO ePKPdf 17:42:07.52 -0.1 135.3 345 KONO
LR 18:27:09.14
RUE ePKP 17:42:11.87 -4.3X 139.8 336 RUE
ESK ePKP 17:42:14.81 -5.1X 141.9 352 ESK
LR 18:30:17.44
GRFO ePKP 17:42:18.98 -3.0X 143.0 335 GRFO
GVD ePKP 17:42:20.72 -2.7X 143.6 305 GVD
RCBR ePKPdf 17:42:29.89 0.4 146.8 133 RCBR
LR 18:32:36.45
BGCA ePKPdf 17:42:30.87 0.1 147.6 251 BGCA
LR 18:32:58.94
SFS ePKP 17:42:46.38 -1.2 160.7 346 SFS
qPKP 17:42:46.49 -1.1X
CART ePKP 17:42:51.26 6.6X 158.0 336 CART
DBIC ePKPdf 17:42:54.34 0.4 166.9 214 DBIC
LR 18:42:07.93
KIP LR 17:47:14.79 51.3 42 KIP
VNDA LR 17:51:16.35 59.8 182 VNDA
QIZ LR 17:55:01.93 67.7 300 QIZ
SMY LR 17:56:19.01 70.4 4 SMY
MDJ LR 17:56:41.97 71.2 332 MDJ
ENH LR 17:57:53.49 73.8 310 ENH
UNV LR 17:58:19.90 74.7 15 UNV
BJT LR 17:58:28.88 75.0 321 BJT
HIA LR 18:00:29.34 79.2 330 HIA
MAW LR 18:00:30.79 79.3 202 MAW
FIB LR 18:03:29.68 85.5 19 S:2.5+2 20. 7.6 FIB
RC01 LR 18:03:31.88 85.6 19 RC01
DIV LR 18:04:09.39 86.9 21 DIV
LSA LR 18:04:30.15 87.7 302 LSA
VTV LR 18:04:40.34 88.0 53 VTV
PAHR LR 18:04:56.54 88.6 48 S:1.2+2 21. 7.3 PAHR
OCWA LR 18:05:08.81 89.0 39 OCWA
RWW LR 18:05:09.29 89.0 40 RWW
TPH LR 18:05:21.83 89.4 50 TPH
LON LR 18:05:36.79 90.0 40 LON
WUAZ LR 18:06:59.99 92.9 54 WUAZ
TIXI LR 18:07:04.39 93.0 349 TIXI
HWUT LR 18:07:54.01 94.8 48 S:9.0+1 22. 7.2 HWUT
LKWY LR 18:08:44.32 96.5 45 LKWY
GLD LR 18:09:49.28 98.8 51 S:1.7+2 20. 7.5 GLD
JCT LR 18:10:43.74 100.7 61 JCT
PAYG LR 18:10:52.49 101.1 94 PAYG
TKM2 LR 18:12:02.28 103.5 311 TKM2
HKT LR 18:12:15.51 104.0 63 HKT
AAK LR 18:12:23.38 104.3 311 S:1.2+2 22. 7.4 AAK
MIAR LR 18:13:34.99 106.8 59 MIAR
ULM LR 18:13:53.88 107.4 42 ULM
CCM LR 18:14:43.71 109.2 55 CCM
MET LR 18:15:01.85 109.8 58 MET
SLM LR 18:15:08.28 110.0 55 SLM
PLAL LR 18:15:44.40 111.3 59 PLAL
WVT LR 18:15:54.02 111.6 58 S:7.6+1 20. 7.3 WVT
OTAV LR 18:16:20.52 112.6 97 OTAV
WCI LR 18:16:33.33 113.0 56 S:2.2+2 20. 7.7 WCI
SWET LR 18:16:34.95 113.1 59 SWET
DWPF LR 18:18:00.87 116.1 67 S:6.3+1 20. 7.2 DWPF
NHSC LR 18:18:45.28 117.6 62 S:1.3+2 22. 7.5 NHSC
MCWV LR 18:18:59.92 118.1 54 S:1.2+2 22. 7.5 MCWV
SSPA LR 18:19:42.41 119.6 53 SSPA
CBN LR 18:19:54.94 120.1 56 S:1.3+2 19. 7.6 CBN
ARE0 LR 18:21:27.57 123.3 345 ARE0
BRYW LR 18:21:55.90 124.3 51 BRYW
SCHQ LR 18:22:00.28 124.5 35 SCHQ
PQI LR 18:22:44.21 126.0 45 PQI
BDFB LR 18:25:19.34 131.5 131 BDFB
BR131LR 18:26:56.92 134.9 309 BR13
Generated 2002 JAN 2 at 22:28 UTC
