Earthquake 5.1 near the Solomon Islands

No reports of damage.

Earthquake Details

Magnitude	5.1
Date-Time	Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 15:40:28 UTC Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 02:40:28 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	8.628°S, 157.522°E
Depth	35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region	SOLOMON ISLANDS
Distances	95 km (60 miles) SE of Gizo, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Isl. 180 km (110 miles) WSW of Dadali, Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands 280 km (175 miles) WNW of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2145 km (1330 miles) NNE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 15.4 km (9.6 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST= 31, Nph= 31, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.46 sec, Gp= 83°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2009ndax

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