Magnitude 6.9 - 94km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

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Magnitude 6.9

Date-Time9 Dec 2016 19:10:06 UTC
10 Dec 2016 06:10:06 near epicenter

9 Dec 2016 14:10:06 standard time in your timezone
Location10.680S 161.126EDepth10 km

Distances90 km (55 mi) WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands188 km (116 mi) SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands789 km (489 mi) SE of Arawa, Papua New Guinea846 km (524 mi) NW of Luganville, Vanuatu1100 km (682 mi) NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 7.6 km; Vertical 1.8 kmParametersNph = 113; Dmin = 188.3 km; Rmss = 1.53 seconds; Gp = 34°
Version =Event IDus 20007zlq 

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