Magnitude 6.8 - SOLOMON ISLANDS
2010 January 05 12:15:32 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.8 |
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| Location | 9.056°S, 157.585°E |
| Depth | 18.7 km (11.6 miles) |
| Region | SOLOMON ISLANDS |
| Distances | 130 km (80 miles) SE of Gizo, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Isl. 190 km (120 miles) WSW of Dadali, Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands 265 km (165 miles) W of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2100 km (1300 miles) NNE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 7.5 km (4.7 miles); depth +/- 9.6 km (6.0 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=180, Nph=180, Dmin=263.3 km, Rmss=1.24 sec, Gp= 40°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8 |
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| Event ID | us2010rca2 |
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A tsunami of 0.03 m occurred at Honiara.
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