Magnitude 5.0 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
2011 January 06 16:18:34 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.0 |
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| Location | 12.246°S, 166.996°E |
| Depth | 264.9 km (164.6 miles) |
| Region | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| Distances | 210 km (130 miles) SE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl. 365 km (225 miles) N of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 825 km (520 miles) ESE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2235 km (1380 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 5.6 km (3.5 miles); depth +/- 17.3 km (10.7 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=150, Nph=150, Dmin=831.2 km, Rmss=0.89 sec, Gp=101°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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| Event ID | usc0000zt2 |
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