Magnitude 5.6 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

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2013 January 31 04:31:33 UTC

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Magnitude	5.6
Date-Time	Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 04:31:33 UTC Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 03:31:33 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	10.934°S, 165.418°E
Depth	32.9 km (20.4 miles)
Region	SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances	50 km (31 miles) WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands 543 km (337 miles) NNW of Luganville, Vanuatu 621 km (385 miles) ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands 815 km (506 miles) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 19.7 km (12.2 miles); depth +/- 11.5 km (7.1 miles)
Parameters	NST= 47, Nph= 50, Dmin=622.3 km, Rmss=0.88 sec, Gp= 97°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000ez19

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