Magnitude 4.8 - SOLOMON ISLANDS

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	4.8
Date-Time	Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 16:30:35 UTC Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 03:30:35 AM at epicenter
Location	7.006°S, 155.783°E
Depth	103.4 km (64.3 miles)
Region	SOLOMON ISLANDS
Distances	91 km (57 miles) SSE (164°) from Arawa, Bougainville, PNG 101 km (63 miles) WSW (248°) from Chirovanga, Solomon Islands 169 km (105 miles) NW (316°) from Gizo, Solomon Islands 534 km (332 miles) WNW (301°) from HONIARA, Solomon Islands 970 km (603 miles) E (92°) from Lae, New Guinea, PNG
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 23.7 km (14.7 miles); depth +/- 11.4 km (7.1 miles)
Parameters	NST= 30, Nph= 30, Dmin=507.6 km, Rmss=1.01 sec, Gp= 68°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=4
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0007dbn