Earthquake details

Friday, January 2, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Solomon Islands on Friday, January 2, 2009 at 20:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Honiara (Solomon Islands - SO), about 733.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 166.339 and latitude -11.412.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 96.7 km
Coordinates -11.412, 166.339
UTC time 2009-01-02 20:37:17.610
Location 96 km SE of Lata
Country Solomon Islands (SO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-02

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