Magnitude 6.9 quake hits in Pacific near Solomon Islands

Magnitude	6.9
Date-Time	Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 05:30:19 UTC Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 04:30:19 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	10.636°S, 161.443°E
Depth	35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
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 2070 km (1280 miles) NNE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST=302, Nph=302, Dmin=211.2 km, Rmss=1.14 sec, Gp= 18°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2010xzal