Magnitude 5.2 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
2012 January 01 00:50:09 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.2 |
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| Location | 11.404°S, 166.208°E |
| Depth | 77.6 km (48.2 miles) |
| Region | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| Distances | 86 km (53 miles) SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl. 468 km (290 miles) NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 719 km (446 miles) ESE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2253 km (1399 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 15.2 km (9.4 miles); depth +/- 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=113, Nph=115, Dmin=719.1 km, Rmss=0.71 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8 |
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| Event ID | usc0007fac |
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