The Watchers By chillymanjaro – Posted on January 31, 2013
Swarm of strong and shallow earthquakes struck Santa Cruz Islands region, starting with January 30, 2013. Strong M 6.0 (USGS) hit island region on January 30, 2013 at 23:03 UTC.
The strongest earthquake was measured as M 6.2 on January 31, 2013 at 03:33 UTC, (four hours after M 6.0) with epicenter located 60 km (37 miles) E of Lata, Solomon Islands at depth of 9.2 km (5.7 miles). There was no tsunami alert issued.
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