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Magnitude 6.8 - SOLOMON ISLANDS
2004 October 8 08:27:53 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

A strong earthquake occurred at 08:27:53 (UTC) on Friday, October 8, 2004. The magnitude 6.8 event has been located in the SOLOMON ISLANDS. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
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Magnitude 6.8
Date-Time Friday, October 8, 2004 at 08:27:53 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Friday, October 8, 2004 at 7:27:53 PM
= local time at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 10.963°S, 162.157°E
Depth 36 km (22.4 miles) set by location program
Region SOLOMON ISLANDS
Distances
60 km (40 miles) SSE of Kira Kira, San Cristobal, Solomon Isl.
290 km (180 miles) SSE of Auki, Malaita, Solomon Islands
295 km (180 miles) SE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
2070 km (1280 miles) NNE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 5 km (3.1 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst=270, Nph=270, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.77 sec, Gp= 22°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID uspiav

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