M6.9 Quake Strikes Solomon Islands

Strong Quake Strikes W of Kira Kira, San Cristobal, Solomon Islands

Tsunami NOT expected, based on the available data.
There were no reports of damage, or casualties as of posting.

10-degree Map Centered at 10°S,160°E

EQ Location Map. Image enhanced by FIRE-EARTH

Event Location Map. NOAA

Earthquake Details

• Magnitude: 6.9
• Date-Time: Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 04:16:55 UTC [Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 03:16:55 PM at epicenter]
• Location: 10.349°S, 161.233°E
• Depth: 81.6 km (50.7 miles)
• Region: SOLOMON ISLANDS
• Distances:
• 76 km (47 miles) W of Kira Kira, San Cristobal, Solomon Isl.
• 173 km (107 miles) SE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
• 184 km (114 miles) SSE of Auki, Malaita, Solomon Islands
• 2084 km (1294 miles) NNE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
• Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 14.4 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 7.9 km (4.9 miles)
• Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
• Event ID: usc0002xcx

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Powerful Quake Strikes Solomon Islands

Powerful Earthquake Measuring Up To 7.2Mw Strikes Solomon Islands

The offshore quake struck about 55 km (35 miles) WSW of Kira Kira, on Makira Island, San Cristobal, Solomon Isl., and 210 km southeast of the capital Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, the US Geological Survey EHP said.

The quake epicentered at  10.636°S, 161.443°E and struck at a depth of about 35 kilometres, at 05:30 UTC, and was said to be one of the strongest earthquakes to strike Honiara in more than a decade.

Panicked residents in the capital, fearing a tsunami, were seen fleeing to higher grounds, reports said.

Tsunami Status:

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Earthquake Details:

• Magnitude:  6.7 [USGS/EHP Estimate]
• Date-Tim:
  • Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 05:30:19 UTC
  • Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 04:30:19 PM at epicenter
• Location: 10.636°S, 161.443°E
• Depth: 35 km (21.7 miles)
• Region: SOLOMON ISLANDS
• Distances
  • 55 km (35 miles) WSW of Kira Kira, San Cristobal, Solomon Isl.
  • 210 km (130 miles) SE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
  • 220 km (140 miles) SSE of Auki, Malaita, Solomon Islands
  • 2,070 km (1280 miles) NNE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
• Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles);
• Sourc: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
• Event ID: us2010xzal

Earthquake Location Map. Source:  USGS/EHP

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