6.5 Mw - SOLOMON ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.5 Mw
Date-Time
  • 25 Jul 2012 11:20:27 UTC
  • 25 Jul 2012 22:20:27 near epicenter
  • 25 Jul 2012 03:20:27 standard time in your timezone
Location 9.721S 159.730E
Depth 22 km
Distances
  • 37 km (23 miles) SW (220 degrees) of HONIARA, Solomon Islands
  • 152 km (94 miles) SW (225 degrees) of Auki, Solomon Islands
  • 201 km (125 miles) SSE (158 degrees) of Dadali, Solomon Islands
  • 1374 km (854 miles) E (92 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 15.8 km; Vertical 7.2 km
Parameters Nph = 93; Dmin = 39.0 km; Rmss = 0.91 seconds; Gp = 50°
M-type = Mw; Version = 7
Event ID US b000bfq0

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