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Light mag. 4.7 earthquake - SOLOMON ISLANDS on Tuesday, 19 January 2016

Light mag. 4.7 earthquake - SOLOMON ISLANDS on Tuesday, 19 January 2016
19 Jan 10:24 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Jan 19 15:48: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.7.
Date & time: Tuesday, 19 January 2016 09:08 UTC
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9°S / 157.97°E (Solomon Islands)
Nearest volcano: Kavachi (9 km / 6 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
159 km (99 mi) SE of Gizo (pop: 6,200)
Primary data source: EMSC
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Tue, 19 Jan 09:08 UTCM 4.7 / 10 kmSOLOMON ISLANDSEMSC
Tue, 19 Jan 09:09 UTCM 4.8 / 46 kmSolomon IslandsGFZ
2016-01-19 20:09:00 +11:00 (19 Jan 09:09:00 UTC)M 4.8 / 10 km- 158km SW of Dadali, Solomon IslandsUSGS

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Light mag. 4.7 earthquake - SOLOMON ISLANDS on Tuesday, 19 January 2016
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