Magnitude 6.6 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
2009 August 10 04:06:32 UTC
Earthquake Details
Magnitude | 6.6 |
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Location | 11.596°S, 166.093°E |
Depth | 42.8 km (26.6 miles) |
Region | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
Distances | 100 km (65 miles) SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl. 450 km (280 miles) NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 710 km (440 miles) ESE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2220 km (1380 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 9 km (5.6 miles); depth +/- 16.7 km (10.4 miles) |
Parameters | NST=158, Nph=158, Dmin=714.1 km, Rmss=1.42 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7 |
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Event ID | us2009kdaf |
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