Feeds & DataMagnitude 5.4 - SOLOMON ISLANDS
2009 August 07 20:28:49 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 5.4 |
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| Location | 7.949°S, 156.533°E |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region | SOLOMON ISLANDS |
| Distances | 40 km (25 miles) WNW of Gizo, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Isl. 140 km (90 miles) S of Chirovanga, Choiseul, Solomon Islands 410 km (255 miles) WNW of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2190 km (1360 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 9 km (5.6 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST= 89, Nph= 89, Dmin=410 km, Rmss=1.28 sec, Gp= 40°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | us2009kabz |
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