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M6.0 earthquake - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 at 13:54 (GMT)

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 72km E 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 13 hours earlier.
Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 72km E of Lata, Solomon Islands on Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Date & time: Wednesday, 6 February 2013 13:54 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 00:54
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 10.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 10.7976°S / 166.492°E (Îles Salomon)
Nearest volcano: Tinakula (88 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]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
HeureMag. / DepthLocationSource
Wed, 6 Feb 2013
Wed, 6 Feb 13:54 UTCM 5.9 / 30 km SANTA CRUZ ISLANDSEMSC
Wed, 6 Feb 13:54 UTCM 5.9 / 10 kmSanta Cruz IslandsGFZ
Wed, 6 Feb 13:54 UTCM 5.8 / 33 kmSanta Cruz IslandsGeoAu

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