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M6.2 earthquake - 59km E of Lata, Solomon Islands, Thursday, 31 January 2013 at 03:33 (GMT)

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 60km E of Lata, Solomon Islands on Thursday, 31 January 2013

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 60km E of Lata, Solomon Islands on Thursday, 31 January 2013
Date & time: Thu, 31 Jan 03:33:43 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:33
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 9.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 10.6277°S / 166.382°E
Nearest volcano: Tinakula (71 km)
Primary data source: USGS
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Thu, 31 Jan
Thu, 31 Jan 03:33 UTCM 6.1 / 10 km SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Thu, 31 Jan 03:33 UTCM 6.2 / 10 kmSanta Cruz Islands[Map]GFZ
Thu, 31 Jan 03:33 UTCM 6.4 / 46 kmSanta Cruz Islands[Map]GeoAu

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Thu, 31 Jan 03:58 UTCM 5.6 / 35.1 km - [info] (73 km)61km E of Lata, Solomon Islands
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 31 Jan 04:31 UTCM 5.6 / 32.9 km - [info] (74 km)51km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 31 Jan 05:16 UTCM 5.0 / 25 km - [info] (46 km)46km ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 31 Jan 05:18 UTCM 5.4 / 45.7 km - [info] (74 km)69km ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 31 Jan 06:42 UTCM 5.1 / 35.2 km - [info] (74 km)60km E of Lata, Solomon Islands
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 31 Jan 06:50 UTCM 4.9 / 35 km - [info] (50 km)56km NE of Lata, Solomon Islands
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 31 Jan 07:13 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info] (46 km)Santa Cruz Islands
[Map]		GFZ
Thu, 31 Jan 11:07 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info] (87 km)4.7 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
[Map]		EMSC
Thu, 31 Jan 23:57 UTCM 4.6 / 10 km - [info] (76 km)49km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands
[Map]		USGS
Fri, 1 Feb (7 earthquakes)
Fri, 1 Feb 00:18 UTCM 5.1 / 10.7 km - [info] (89 km)64km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Fri, 1 Feb 00:42 UTCM 4.8 / 9.9 km - [info] (83 km)53km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Fri, 1 Feb 01:49 UTCM 4.9 / 29.8 km - [info] (77 km)49km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Fri, 1 Feb 05:36 UTCM 6.0 / 9.4 km - [info] (91 km)52km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Fri, 1 Feb 22:16 UTCM 6.3 / 19.9 km - [info] (92 km)47km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Fri, 1 Feb 22:18 UTCM 6.4 / 22 km - [info] (97 km)67km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Fri, 1 Feb 22:26 UTCM 4.9 / 9.8 km - [info] (99 km)72km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Sat, 2 Feb (12 earthquakes)
Sat, 2 Feb 01:15 UTCM 5.0 / 26.9 km - [info] (96 km)68km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Sat, 2 Feb 01:20 UTCM 4.9 / 35.2 km - [info] (79 km)66km W of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Sat, 2 Feb 03:39 UTCM 4.9 / 19.8 km - [info] (73 km)55km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Sat, 2 Feb 04:16 UTCM 5.6 / 28.6 km - [info] (104 km)82km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Sat, 2 Feb 18:54 UTCM 5.2 / 31.1 km - [info] (88 km)61km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Sat, 2 Feb 18:58 UTCM 6.0 / 7.5 km - [info] (84 km)68km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Sat, 2 Feb 19:24 UTCM 4.6 / 10 km - [info] (117 km)Santa Cruz Islands[Map]GFZ
Sat, 2 Feb 19:24 UTCM 5.1 / 29.5 km - [info] (114 km)88km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Sat, 2 Feb 20:46 UTCM 4.8 / 10.4 km - [info] (72 km)78km ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Sat, 2 Feb 21:20 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info] (99 km)72km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Sat, 2 Feb 22:31 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info] (129 km)103km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Sat, 2 Feb 22:36 UTCM 4.6 / 10.3 km - [info] (90 km)78km E of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Sun, 3 Feb
Sun, 3 Feb 02:29 UTCM 5.1 / 9.9 km - [info] (83 km)61km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Sun, 3 Feb 03:57 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info] (73 km)54km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Sun, 3 Feb 10:22 UTCM 4.7 / 35.5 km - [info] (86 km)82km ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Sun, 3 Feb 14:23 UTCM 4.6 / 46.1 km - [info] (84 km)57km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Mon, 4 Feb
Mon, 4 Feb 14:33 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info] (80 km)53km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Tue, 5 Feb
Tue, 5 Feb 19:39 UTCM 5.1 / 46 km - [info] (98 km)92km W of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Wed, 6 Feb (16 earthquakes)
Wed, 6 Feb 00:07 UTCM 6.3 / 10 km - [info] (84 km)70km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Wed, 6 Feb 00:46 UTCM 5.3 / 9.5 km - [info] (100 km)89km W of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Wed, 6 Feb 01:12 UTCM 8.0 / 28.7 km - [info] (88 km)SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS[Map]USGS
Wed, 6 Feb 01:22 UTCM 5.6 / 10.1 km - [info] (110 km)SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS[Map]USGS
Wed, 6 Feb 01:23 UTCM 6.4 / 10.1 km - [info] (135 km)SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION[Map]USGS
Wed, 6 Feb 01:23 UTCM 7.5 / 10 km - [info] (128 km)Santa Cruz Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Wed, 6 Feb 01:33 UTCM 5.6 / 10 km - [info] (99 km)SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS[Map]USGS
Wed, 6 Feb 01:54 UTCM 7.0 / 9.8 km - [info]Tinakula (17 km) - Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands27km NNW of Lata, Solomon Islands[Map]USGS
Wed, 6 Feb 02:06 UTCM 5.2 / 10 km - [info]Tinakula (54 km) - Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon IslandsSANTA CRUZ ISLANDS[Map]USGS
Wed, 6 Feb 02:18 UTCM 5.2 / 34.4 km - [info]Tinakula (123 km) - Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon IslandsSANTA CRUZ ISLANDS[Map]USGS
Wed, 6 Feb 02:23 UTCM 5.3 / 28.3 km - [info]Tinakula (78 km) - Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon IslandsSANTA CRUZ ISLANDS[Map]USGS
Wed, 6 Feb 02:30 UTCM 5.6 / 32.5 km - [info]Tinakula (102 km) - Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon IslandsSANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION[Map]USGS
Wed, 6 Feb 02:44 UTCM 4.9 / 38.4 km - [info]Tinakula (127 km) - Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon IslandsSANTA CRUZ ISLANDS[Map]USGS
Wed, 6 Feb 02:57 UTCM 5.1 / 38.1 km - [info]Tinakula (94 km) - Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon IslandsSANTA CRUZ ISLANDS[Map]USGS
Wed, 6 Feb 02:58 UTCM 5.5 / 16.9 km - [info]Tinakula (80 km) - Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon IslandsSANTA CRUZ ISLANDS[Map]USGS
Wed, 6 Feb 03:01 UTCM 5.6 / 20.4 km - [info]Tinakula (105 km) - Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon IslandsSANTA CRUZ ISLANDS[Map]USGS

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