Earthquake Details
Magnitude 6.2
Date-Time Thursday, October 08, 2009 at 21:16:12 UTC
Friday, October 09, 2009 at 08:16:12 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 12.879°S, 166.200°E
Depth 11.3 km (7.0 miles)
Region SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances 240 km (150 miles) S of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl.
310 km (195 miles) NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
780 km (485 miles) ESE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
2115 km (1320 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 15.5 km (9.6 miles); depth +/- 4.1 km (2.5 miles)
Parameters NST=149, Nph=153, Dmin=781.8 km, Rmss=1.82 sec, Gp= 32°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
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Event ID us2009mmc6
Earthquake Details
Magnitude 6.6
Date-Time Thursday, October 08, 2009 at 02:12:39 UTC
Thursday, October 08, 2009 at 01:12:39 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 11.650°S, 166.170°E
Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances 110 km (70 miles) SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl.
440 km (275 miles) NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
720 km (450 miles) ESE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
2220 km (1380 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST=164, Nph=164, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.88 sec, Gp= 65°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2009mmam