Magnitude 6.0 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

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2013 January 30 23:03:45 UTC

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Magnitude	6.0
Date-Time	Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 23:03:45 UTC Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 10:03:45 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	10.518°S, 166.486°E
Depth	10 km (6.2 miles)
Region	SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances	75 km (46 miles) ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands 559 km (347 miles) N of Luganville, Vanuatu 727 km (451 miles) E of Honiara, Solomon Islands 822 km (510 miles) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14.8 km (9.2 miles); depth +/- 2.7 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters	NST=213, Nph=214, Dmin=726.9 km, Rmss=1.41 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000eyur

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