6.0 Mwp - SOLOMON ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.0 Mwp
Date-Time
  • 27 Sep 2012 23:53:49 UTC
  • 28 Sep 2012 10:53:49 near epicenter
  • 27 Sep 2012 15:53:49 standard time in your timezone
Location 8.825S 157.557E
Depth 9 km
Distances
  • 112 km (70 miles) SE (136 degrees) of Gizo, Solomon Islands
  • 184 km (114 miles) WSW (242 degrees) of Dadali, Solomon Islands
  • 261 km (162 miles) SSE (157 degrees) of Chirovanga, Solomon Islands
  • 272 km (169 miles) WNW (285 degrees) of HONIARA, Solomon Islands
  • 1139 km (708 miles) E (87 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 14.7 km; Vertical 2.8 km
Parameters Nph = 190; Dmin = 271.7 km; Rmss = 1.45 seconds; Gp = 36°
M-type = Mwp; Version = 6
Event ID us c000cxd5

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