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Magnitude 6.6 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

2009 August 10 04:06:32 UTC

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude6.6
Date-Time
Location11.596°S, 166.093°E
Depth42.8 km (26.6 miles)
RegionSANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances100 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 Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 9 km (5.6 miles); depth +/- 16.7 km (10.4 miles)
ParametersNST=158, Nph=158, Dmin=714.1 km, Rmss=1.42 sec, Gp= 43°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event IDus2009kdaf
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