Feeds & DataMagnitude 5.0 - SOLOMON ISLANDS
2009 April 17 16:11:55 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 5.0 |
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| Location | 9.211°S, 158.881°E |
| Depth | 510 km (316.9 miles) |
| Region | SOLOMON ISLANDS |
| Distances | 120 km (75 miles) WNW of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 130 km (80 miles) S of Dadali, Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands 205 km (130 miles) WSW of Auki, Malaita, Solomon Islands 2115 km (1310 miles) NNE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 7.8 km (4.8 miles); depth +/- 12.1 km (7.5 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 68, Nph= 68, Dmin=119.7 km, Rmss=0.96 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | us2009fnbq |
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