Feeds & DataMagnitude 5.9 - SOLOMON ISLANDS
2008 September 09 12:22:49 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 5.9 |
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| Location | 9.285°S, 158.253°E |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region | SOLOMON ISLANDS |
| Distances | 160 km (100 miles) SSW of Dadali, Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands 185 km (115 miles) W of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 200 km (125 miles) SE of Gizo, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Isl. 2085 km (1300 miles) NNE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 6.1 km (3.8 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=137, Nph=137, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | us2008wta5 |
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