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Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - SOLOMON ISLANDS on Friday, 12 September 2014

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - SOLOMON ISLANDS on Friday, 12 September 2014
Date & time: Fri, 12 Sep 02:23:00 UTC
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 60.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7°S / 155.86°E (Solomon Islands)
Nearest volcano: Loloru (62 km)
Primary data source: EMSC
Estimated released energy: 2*10^12 J (554 MWh / 477 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Fri, 12 Sep 2014
Fri, 12 Sep 02:22 UTCM 5.0 / 35 km82km SSE of Panguna, Papua New GuineaUSGS
Fri, 12 Sep 02:23 UTCM 5.0 / 56 kmSolomon IslandsGFZ

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