Earthquake details

Monday, January 2, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Solomon Islands on Monday, January 2, 2017 at 03:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Honiara (Solomon Islands - SB), about 272.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 162.052 and latitude -10.740.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 50.7 km
Coordinates -10.740, 162.052
UTC time 2017-01-02 03:21:37.280
Location Honiara
Country Solomon Islands (SB)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-01-02

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