Magnitude 5.6 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
2012 January 19 05:58:42 UTC
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| Magnitude | 5.6 |
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| Location | 10.993°S, 165.540°E |
| Depth | 39.6 km (24.6 miles) |
| Region | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| Distances | 44 km (27 miles) SW of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl. 400 km (248 miles) E of Kira Kira, San Cristobal, Solomon Isl. 636 km (395 miles) ESE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2249 km (1397 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 15.9 km (9.9 miles); depth +/- 10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 66, Nph= 69, Dmin=636.7 km, Rmss=0.57 sec, Gp=108°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8 |
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| Event ID | usc0007nfc |
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