Magnitude 6.9 - SOLOMON ISLANDS

2011 April 23 04:16:55 UTC

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Magnitude	6.9
Date-Time	Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 04:16:55 UTC Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 03:16:55 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	10.349°S, 161.233°E
Depth	81.6 km (50.7 miles)
Region	SOLOMON ISLANDS
Distances	76 km (47 miles) W of Kira Kira, San Cristobal, Solomon Isl. 173 km (107 miles) SE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 184 km (114 miles) SSE of Auki, Malaita, Solomon Islands 2084 km (1294 miles) NNE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14.4 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 7.9 km (4.9 miles)
Parameters	NST=393, Nph=393, Dmin=173.7 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0002xcx