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Magnitude 5.0 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

2009 August 10 05:28:16 UTC

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude5.0
Date-Time
Location11.485°S, 166.151°E
Depth45.6 km (28.3 miles) set by location program
RegionSANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances90 km (55 miles) SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl.
460 km (285 miles) NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
715 km (445 miles) ESE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
2235 km (1390 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 10.2 km (6.3 miles); depth fixed by location program
ParametersNST= 38, Nph= 38, Dmin=716.2 km, Rmss=1.18 sec, Gp= 54°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event IDus2009kdap
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