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Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Solomon Islands on Friday, 10 July 2015

Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - Solomon Islands on Friday, 10 July 2015

Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - Solomon Islands on Friday, 10 July 2015
10 Jul 04:20 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Jul 10 06:10: Magnitude recalculated from 6.4 to 6.7.
Date & time: Friday, 10 July 2015 04:12 UTC
Magnitude: 6.7
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.34°S / 158.23°E (Solomon Islands)
Nearest volcano: Kavachi (54 km / 34 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
189 km (117 mi) W of Honiara (pop: 56,300)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1014 joules (197 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.7 x 105 tons of TNT or 10.6 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Fri, 10 Jul 04:12 UTCM 6.7 / 10 kmSolomon IslandsGFZ
Fri, 10 Jul 04:12 UTCM 6.8 / 10 kmSOLOMON ISLANDSEMSC
2015-07-10 15:12:41 +11:00 (10 Jul 04:12:41 UTC)M 6.7 / 10 km- 155km SSW of Dadali, Solomon IslandsUSGS
Fri, 10 Jul 04:12 UTCM 6.8 / 33 kmSolomon IslandsGeoAu

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Tokyo / Violent shaking (MMI IX) : The ved was shaking
Phoenix (United States, 10538 km NE of epicenter) : Slow rumble under foot (reported through EMSC)
Urraween (Australia, 1861 km S of epicenter) : Though I heard a low rumble a little while ago. (reported through EMSC)
Honiara (Solomon Islands, 172 km E of epicenter) : I felt an earthquake at 1515 hrs it small about 10 seconds. (reported through EMSC)
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Aftershocks of the 6.7 quake: Solomon Islands, 10 Jul 2015 04:12

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Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - Solomon Islands on Friday, 10 July 2015
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