Magnitude 5.7 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

Magnitude 5.7 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

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Magnitude 5.7
Date-Time

* Monday, January 18, 2010 at 16:09:15 UTC
* Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 03:09:15 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 12.421°S, 166.169°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances 190 km (120 miles) S of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl.
360 km (225 miles) NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
755 km (470 miles) ESE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
2160 km (1340 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 9.1 km (

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Location 12.421°S, 166.169°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances 190 km (120 miles) S of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl.
360 km (225 miles) NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
755 km (470 miles) ESE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
2160 km (1340 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 9.1 km (5.7 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 48, Nph= 48, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.2 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q
Source
Come on people surely this isnt normal theres also others. The solomon islands have had 4 in 24 hours ranging from 5-5.4? Is the sun having an effect on the earth at the min. I also think that the solomon islands may have a larger on due to the recent activity?

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[edit on 19-1-2010 by enca78]