Magnitude 5.1 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
2011 May 13 15:55:49 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.1 |
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| Location | 11.511°S, 165.440°E |
| Depth | 49.5 km (30.8 miles) |
| Region | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| Distances | 99 km (61 miles) SSW of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl. 400 km (248 miles) ESE of Kira Kira, San Cristobal, Solomon Isl. 641 km (398 miles) ESE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2193 km (1362 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 18.1 km (11.2 miles); depth +/- 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=169, Nph=172, Dmin=643.4 km, Rmss=0.75 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=A |
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| Event ID | usc0003e65 |
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