Earthquake details

Saturday, July 16, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Solomon Islands on Saturday, July 16, 2005 at 03:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Solomon Islands - SO), about 690.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 166.443 and latitude -11.805.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 48.6 km
Coordinates -11.805, 166.443
UTC time 2005-07-16 03:42:25.780
Location 138 km SSE of Lata
Country Solomon Islands (SO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-07-16

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