Magnitude 5.4 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

2012 January 18 17:02:56 UTC

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Magnitude	5.4
Date-Time	Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 17:02:56 UTC Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 04:02:56 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	11.170°S, 165.356°E
Depth	34.2 km (21.3 miles)
Region	SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances	382 km (238 miles) ESE (102°) from Kira Kira, Solomon Islands 621 km (386 miles) ESE (108°) from HONIARA, Solomon Islands 1995 km (1240 miles) E (97°) from PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 20.2 km (12.6 miles); depth +/- 8 km (5.0 miles)
Parameters	NST= 84, Nph= 87, Dmin=622.3 km, Rmss=1.14 sec, Gp=108°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0007n1x

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