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Magnitude 7.3 SOLOMON ISLANDS

2003 January 20 08:43:06 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

World Location Date-Time 2003 01 20 08:43:06 UTC Regional Location
Location 10.40S 160.75E
Depth 33.0 kilometers
Magnitude 7.3
Region SOLOMON ISLANDS
Reference 80 miles (130 km) W of Kira Kira, Solomon Islands
90 miles (140 km) SE of HONIARA, Solomon Islands
120 miles (190 km) S of Auki, Solomon Islands
1270 miles (2055 km) NNE of Brisbane, Australia
Source USGS NEIC

NB: The region name is an automatically generated name from the Flinn-Engdahl (F-E) seismic and geographical regionalization scheme. The boundaries of these regions are defined at one-degree intervals and therefore differ from irregular political boundaries. More->


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