5.9 Mb - SOLOMON ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.9 Mb
Date-Time
24 May 2008 13:24:11 UTC
25 May 2008 00:24:11 near epicenter
24 May 2008 07:24:11 standard time in your timezone
Location
7.269S 156.015E
Depth
67 km
Distances
96 km (59 miles) SW (225 degrees) of Chirovanga, Solomon Islands
128 km (79 miles) SSE (156 degrees) of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG
130 km (81 miles) NW (315 degrees) of Gizo, Solomon Islands
497 km (309 miles) WNW (299 degrees) of HONIARA, Solomon Islands
997 km (619 miles) E (94 degrees) of Lae, New Guinea, PNG
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 6.3 km; Vertical 20.3 km
Parameters
Nph = 86; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 0.91 seconds; Gp = 32°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008ska9 ***This event supersedes event AT00163545.
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