Magnitude 5.2 - SOLOMON ISLANDS

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2012 September 25 19:42:32 UTC

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Magnitude	5.2
Date-Time	Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 19:42:32 UTC Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 06:42:32 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	9.764°S, 159.758°E
Depth	27.5 km (17.1 miles)
Region	SOLOMON ISLANDS
Distances	39 km (24 miles) SSW (213°) from HONIARA, Solomon Islands 153 km (95 miles) SW (222°) from Auki, Solomon Islands 207 km (128 miles) SSE (157°) from Dadali, Solomon Islands 1377 km (856 miles) E (92°) from PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 16.9 km (10.5 miles); depth +/- 7.7 km (4.8 miles)
Parameters	NST= 96, Nph= 96, Dmin=41.2 km, Rmss=0.99 sec, Gp= 79°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000cvux

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