Magnitude 6.9 - SOLOMON ISLANDS
2004 November 9 23:58:23 UTC

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

A strong earthquake occurred at 23:58:23 (UTC) on Tuesday, November 9, 2004. The magnitude 6.9 event has been located in the SOLOMON ISLANDS. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude 6.9 Date-Time Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at 23:58:23 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Wednesday, November 10, 2004 at 10:58:23 AM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 11.236°S, 163.707°E Depth 13 km (8.1 miles) set by location program Region SOLOMON ISLANDS Distances 210 km (130 miles) ESE of Kira Kira, San Cristobal, Solomon Isl. 240 km (150 miles) WSW of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl. 455 km (285 miles) ESE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2115 km (1310 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.1 km (3.8 miles); depth fixed by location program Parameters Nst=230, Nph=230, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 25°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Event ID usqqcg

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