Magnitude 5.2 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
2012 January 04 18:57:00 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.2 |
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| Location | 10.606°S, 166.405°E |
| Depth | 101.6 km (63.1 miles) |
| Region | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| Distances | 63 km (39 miles) E of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl. 491 km (305 miles) E of Kira Kira, San Cristobal, Solomon Isl. 718 km (446 miles) E of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2337 km (1452 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 21 km (13.0 miles); depth +/- 8 km (5.0 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=113, Nph=114, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.96 sec, Gp= 65°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=4 |
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| Event ID | usc0007g79 |
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