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M6.6 earthquake - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 at 01:54 (GMT)

Major mag. 7.0 earthquake - 27km NNW of Lata, Solomon Islands on Wednesday, 6 February 2013

This quake was likely an aftershock of the M 8.0 quake: SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS on Wed, 6 Feb 01h12, which had occurred 42 minutes earlier.
Major mag. 7.0 earthquake - 27km NNW of Lata, Solomon Islands on Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Date & time: Wednesday, 6 February 2013 01:54 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 12:54 (Pacific/Guadalcanal)
Magnitude: 7.0
Depth: 9.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 10.4786°S / 165.772°E (Îles Salomon)
Nearest volcano: Tinakula (17 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2*10^15 J (554 GWh / 4.8*10^5 tons of TNT / 29.8 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Wed, 6 Feb 2013
Wed, 6 Feb 01:54 UTCM 7.0 / 10 kmSANTA CRUZ ISLANDSEMSC
Wed, 6 Feb 01:54 UTCM 7.0 / 16 kmSanta Cruz IslandsGFZ
Wed, 6 Feb 01:54 UTCM 7.0 / 10 kmSanta Cruz IslandsGeoAu

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