Centre Sismologique Euro-Mediterraneen
European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
Rapid Determination of Source Parameters
operated at LDG (Paris) and IGN (Madrid)
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THIS MESSAGE IS A REVISION OF A PREVIOUS EMSC ALERT
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EARTHQUAKE on 08/12/2016 at 17:38 (UTC)
SOLOMON ISLANDS 24 km SW Apaoro
MAGNITUDE: Mw 7.8
Data provided by: BUC BUD GFZ GSRC INGV JMA KAN MAD NEIC PTWC
SC3
Latitude = 10.71 S
Longitude = 161.36 E
Origin Time = 17:38:46.9 (UTC)
Depth = 40 Km (f)
RMS = 1.68 sec
Gap = 8 degrees
95% confidence ellipse: - Semi major = 4.0 Km
- Semi minor = 3.4 Km
- Azimuth of major axis = 46 degrees
Number of data used = 640
Preliminary location computed on Thu Dec 8 18:30:12 2016 (UTC)
Done by Y Cano
Comments :
Message number: 2388
All magnitudes estimations :
Mb7.1 (BUC) M 8.0 (BUD) Mw7.7 (GFZ) Mb6.8 (GSRC)
Mw7.8 (INGV) Mw8.0 (JMA) Mw8.2 (KAN) Mw7.8 (NEIC)
Mw8.0 (PTWC) M 8.0 (SC3)
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