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Solomon Islands 8.1 Mw Earthquake Recorded at UWM
Solomon Islands 8.1 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism
Solomon Islands 8.1 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism

Earthquake Details

Location: Solomon Islands
Date: April 1, 2007
Time: 20:39:56 UTC; 3:39:56 pm CDT.
Latitude: 8.48 S
Longitude: 156.98 E
Magnitude: 8.1 Mw
Depth: 23 km
Distance: 114.04 deg (7,874 miles from Milwaukee)

Seismogram Explanation

Pdiff-wave arrival time: Not verified.
Sdiff-wave arrival time: Not verified.
The vertical axis is in units of displacement in centimeters.
The horizontal axis is in units of time in seconds.
The beginning of the file is the origin of the event.
This earthquake generated a tsunami that did a little damage in the immediate region