6.5 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.5
Date-Time
  • 9 Feb 2013 21:02:22 UTC
  • 10 Feb 2013 08:02:22 near epicenter
  • 9 Feb 2013 13:02:22 standard time in your timezone
Location 10.970S 165.754E
Depth 18 km
Distances
  • 421 km (262 miles) E (98 degrees) of Kira Kira, Solomon Islands
  • 657 km (408 miles) ESE (105 degrees) of HONIARA, Solomon Islands
  • 2037 km (1266 miles) E (96 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 13.9 km; Vertical 6.3 km
Parameters Nph = 309; Dmin = 658.7 km; Rmss = 0.95 seconds; Gp = 31°
Version = 8
Event ID us c000f4n5

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