Magnitude 6.2 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
2009 October 08 21:16:12 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.2 |
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| Location | 12.879°S, 166.200°E |
| Depth | 11.3 km (7.0 miles) |
| Region | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| Distances | 245 km (155 miles) S of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl. 305 km (190 miles) NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 785 km (485 miles) ESE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2115 km (1320 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 15.5 km (9.6 miles); depth +/- 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=149, Nph=153, Dmin=781.8 km, Rmss=1.82 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8 |
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| Event ID | us2009mmc6 |
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