Magnitude 5.1 - SOLOMON ISLANDS

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2013 January 10 16:26:27 UTC

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Magnitude	5.1
Date-Time	Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 16:26:27 UTC Friday, January 11, 2013 at 03:26:27 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	10.887°S, 161.962°E
Depth	57 km (35.4 miles)
Region	SOLOMON ISLANDS
Distances	48 km (29 miles) S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 272 km (169 miles) SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands 763 km (474 miles) NW of Luganville, Vanuatu 875 km (543 miles) SE of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 16 km (9.9 miles); depth +/- 10.4 km (6.5 miles)
Parameters	NST= 71, Nph= 72, Dmin=272.7 km, Rmss=0.78 sec, Gp= 40°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb000elnj

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