6.8 - SOLOMON ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.8
Date-Time
  • 19 Jan 2017 23:04:21 UTC
  • 20 Jan 2017 10:04:21 near epicenter
  • 19 Jan 2017 15:04:21 standard time in your timezone
Location 10.351S 161.280E
Depth 33 km
Distances
  • 71 km (44 mi) W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
  • 177 km (109 mi) SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
  • 780 km (483 mi) SE of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
  • 858 km (531 mi) NW of Luganville, Vanuatu
  • 1115 km (691 mi) NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 8.0 km; Vertical 4.6 km
Parameters Nph = 133; Dmin = 177.3 km; Rmss = 1.20 seconds; Gp = 20°
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Event ID us 10007u7n

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