8.0 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 8.0
Date-Time
  • 6 Feb 2013 01:12:23 UTC
  • 6 Feb 2013 12:12:23 near epicenter
  • 5 Feb 2013 17:12:23 standard time in your timezone
Location 10.752S 165.089E
Depth 5 km
Distances
  • 347 km (215 miles) E (96 degrees) of Kira Kira, Solomon Islands
  • 580 km (361 miles) ESE (105 degrees) of HONIARA, Solomon Islands
  • 1963 km (1220 miles) E (96 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 15.3 km; Vertical 6.9 km
Parameters Nph = 116; Dmin = 581.9 km; Rmss = 1.48 seconds; Gp = 38°
Version = 7
Event ID us c000f1s0

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