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Magnitude 6.0 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

2007 August 12 12:05:19 UTC

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time
  • Sunday, August 12, 2007 at 12:05:19 UTC
  • Sunday, August 12, 2007 at 11:05:19 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 11.376°S, 166.274°E
Depth 42 km (26.1 miles) set by location program
Region SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances 85 km (55 miles) SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl.
470 km (290 miles) NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
725 km (450 miles) ESE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
2265 km (1400 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.6 km (4.1 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst=170, Nph=170, Dmin=724.6 km, Rmss=0.88 sec, Gp= 36°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q
Source
    USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2007fyaw
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