Friday, September 7, 2012

Earthquake: M 5.2, Solomon Islands

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude 5.2
Date-Time
Location 9.820°S, 160.367°E
Depth 48.7 km (30.3 miles)
Region SOLOMON ISLANDS
Distances 62 km (38 miles) SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
665 km (413 miles) SE of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
971 km (603 miles) NW of Luganville, Vanuatu
1080 km (671 miles) SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 16.8 km (10.4 miles); depth +/- 9.2 km (5.7 miles)
Parameters NST=181, Nph=181, Dmin=62.3 km, Rmss=0.54 sec, Gp=101°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source
  • Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usc000ciq3
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