M6.1 earthquake - 66km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands, Saturday, 2 February 2013 at 18:58 (GMT)
Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 68km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands on Saturday, 2 February 2013
This quake was likely a foreshock of the M 8.0 quake: SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS on Wed, 6 Feb 01h12, which followed after 3 days.

Local time at epicenter: Sun, 3 Feb 2013 05:58
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 7.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 10.9218°S / 165.246°E

Nearest volcano: Tinakula (84 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 6.3*10^13 J (17.5 GWh / 15080 tons of TNT / 0.9 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
Heure | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source | |
Sat, 2 Feb 2013 | ||||
Sat, 2 Feb 18:58 UTC | M 5.6 / 40 km | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS | EMSC | |
Sat, 2 Feb 18:58 UTC | M 6.0 / 10 km | Santa Cruz Islands | GFZ | |
Sat, 2 Feb 18:58 UTC | M 6.1 / 38 km | Santa Cruz Islands | GeoAu |