6.2 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.2
Date-Time
  • 31 Jan 2013 03:33:49 UTC
  • 31 Jan 2013 14:33:49 near epicenter
  • 30 Jan 2013 19:33:49 standard time in your timezone
Location 10.670S 166.376E
Depth 55 km
Distances
  • 486 km (302 miles) E (93 degrees) of Kira Kira, Solomon Islands
  • 716 km (445 miles) E (101 degrees) of HONIARA, Solomon Islands
  • 2103 km (1307 miles) E (95 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 15.9 km; Vertical 9.5 km
Parameters Nph = 102; Dmin = 717.6 km; Rmss = 0.95 seconds; Gp = 79°
Version = 5
Event ID us c000ez0w

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