Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Solomon Islands on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 19:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Honiara (Solomon Islands - SO), about 503.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 164.328 and latitude -10.795.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 8.0 km
Coordinates -10.795, 164.328
UTC time 2018-01-31 19:15:51.440
Location 160 km W of Lata
Country Solomon Islands (SO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-01-31

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