6.5 - SOLOMON ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.5
Date-Time
  • 10 Jul 2015 04:12:41 UTC
  • 10 Jul 2015 15:12:42 near epicenter
  • 9 Jul 2015 20:12:41 standard time in your timezone
Location 9.325S 158.448E
Depth 10 km
Distances
  • 155 km (96 mi) SSW of Dadali, Solomon Islands
  • 165 km (102 mi) W of Honiara, Solomon Islands
  • 470 km (291 mi) SE of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
  • 877 km (544 mi) SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
  • 887 km (550 mi) E of Alotau, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 7.0 km; Vertical 1.8 km
Parameters Nph = 92; Dmin = 165.3 km; Rmss = 1.30 seconds; Gp = 22°
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Event ID us 20002whh

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