Magnitude 4.9 - SOLOMON ISLANDS
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2012 November 09 16:18:41 UTC
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| Magnitude | 4.9 |
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| Location | 10.088°S, 161.102°E |
| Depth | 56.1 km (34.9 miles) |
| Region | SOLOMON ISLANDS |
| Distances | 98 km (60 miles) WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 145 km (90 miles) ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands 748 km (464 miles) SE of Arawa, Papua New Guinea 892 km (554 miles) NW of Luganville, Vanuatu |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 22.4 km (13.9 miles); depth +/- 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 47, Nph= 47, Dmin=145.8 km, Rmss=0.85 sec, Gp= 68°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6 |
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| Event ID | usc000dpvv |
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