Magnitude 6.9 - SOLOMON ISLANDS

2004 November 9 23:58:23 UTC

Magnitude	6.9 (Strong)
Date-Time	Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at 23:58:23 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Wednesday, November 10, 2004 at 10:58:23 AM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	11.236°S, 163.707°E
Depth	13 km (8.1 miles) set by location program
Region	SOLOMON ISLANDS
Distances	210 km (130 miles) ESE of Kira Kira, San Cristobal, Solomon Isl. 240 km (150 miles) WSW of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl. 455 km (285 miles) ESE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2115 km (1310 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 6.1 km (3.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	Nst=230, Nph=230, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 25°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usqqcg

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