7.0 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 7.0
Date-Time
  • 8 Feb 2013 15:26:39 UTC
  • 9 Feb 2013 02:26:39 near epicenter
  • 8 Feb 2013 07:26:39 standard time in your timezone
Location 10.910S 165.964E
Depth 26 km
Distances
  • 443 km (276 miles) E (97 degrees) of Kira Kira, Solomon Islands
  • 677 km (421 miles) ESE (104 degrees) of HONIARA, Solomon Islands
  • 2060 km (1280 miles) E (96 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 14.7 km; Vertical 8.1 km
Parameters Nph = 104; Dmin = 678.7 km; Rmss = 1.28 seconds; Gp = 47°
Version = 7
Event ID us c000f40j

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