M5.9 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.9
Date-Time
17 May 2013 06:43:17 UTC
17 May 2013 17:43:17 near epicenter
16 May 2013 22:43:17 standard time in your timezone
Location 11.078S 165.060E
Depth 13 km
Distances
93 km (57 mi) WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
543 km (336 mi) NNW of Luganville, Vanuatu
588 km (364 mi) ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
816 km (505 mi) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
1113 km (690 mi) NNW of We, New Caledonia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 15.5 km; Vertical 6.7 km
Parameters Nph = 81; Dmin = 588.6 km; Rmss = 1.03 seconds; Gp = 77�
Version = 7
Event ID us b000gxic


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