Magnitude 5.6 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
2009 November 14 09:50:45 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 5.6 |
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| Location | 12.122°S, 166.215°E |
| Depth | 20.6 km (12.8 miles) |
| Region | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| Distances | 160 km (100 miles) SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl. 390 km (240 miles) NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 745 km (460 miles) ESE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2190 km (1360 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 22.5 km (14.0 miles); depth +/- 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 26, Nph= 26, Dmin=746.8 km, Rmss=0.59 sec, Gp=162°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | us2009nzaq |
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