Magnitude 7.2 quake in the Solomon Islands

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The Anza group at the University of California San Diego operates a broadband seismograph network consisting of 17 three component broadband seismograph stations centered near Anza, California (see map).

On Sunday January 3 2010 at 2:36 PM (PST) we recorded an earthquake (preliminary Mw 7.2) located in the Solomon Islands.

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Initial source parameters for this tremor are indicated below. The epicentral distance (i.e. the distance separating the epicenter and the closest station in the recording network) for Anza is 10126 km (90.97 degrees).

This map shows the mainshock as a red star. Associated aftershocks are orange stars. Anza network stations are yellow triangles. Blue lines are major rivers. Thin black lines are state boundaries and thick black lines are national boundaries.

Event Map

Event Parameters

Latitude	Longitude	Origin time (UTC)	Origin time (PST)	Depth (km)	Mw	Author
-8.9850	157.3610	01/03/10 (003) 22:36.31	01/03/10 (003) 2:36 PM	38	7.2	QED_weekly
-8.931	157.590	01/04/10 (004) 04:17.51	01/03/10 (003) 8:17 PM	35	5.7	QED
-8.346	157.067	01/04/10 (004) 11:28.23	01/04/10 (004) 3:28 AM	35	6.1	QED
-8.886	157.521	01/05/10 (005) 12:15.36	01/05/10 (005) 4:15 AM	35	6.9	QED
-8.891	158.094	01/05/10 (005) 12:25.28	01/05/10 (005) 4:25 AM	10	5.5	QED
-9.216	157.930	01/05/10 (005) 13:11.43	01/05/10 (005) 5:11 AM	35	5.8	QED

* The location and magnitude determined for this event are preliminary and are subject to change upon further review of seismic data.

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We operate a broadband station on Piñon Flats Observatory. At 14:49 (PST) station PFO recorded the P wave from this event. Here is a view of that event as picked by our analyst. A red P indicates a P wave arrival, a red S indicates an S wave arrival.

3 component seismometer recordings at Piñon Flats Observatory

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