Magnitude 6.6 - SOLOMON ISLANDS
2010 January 03 21:48:05 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.6 |
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| Location | 8.732°S, 157.496°E |
| Depth | 26 km (16.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region | SOLOMON ISLANDS |
| Distances | 100 km (60 miles) SE of Gizo, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Isl. 190 km (115 miles) WSW of Dadali, Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands 285 km (175 miles) WNW of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2130 km (1320 miles) NNE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 5.1 km (3.2 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=232, Nph=232, Dmin=280.3 km, Rmss=1.09 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=T |
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| Event ID | us2010rabr |
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Earthquake Summary
Felt Reports
Several homes damaged. Felt at Gizo and Honiara. A small tsunami of less than 2 cm (peak-to-trough) was recorded at Honiara.
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