2/5/2013 -- Large 8.0M earthquake -- Santa Cruz Islands -- Northeast of Australia

monitor buoys here: www.ndbc.noaa.gov US government main tsunami page: www.tsunami.gov regional tsunami warning here ptwc.weather.gov monitor earthquakes globally here: sincedutch.wordpress.com --------------- earthquake.usgs.gov Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude 8.0 Date-Time Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 01:12:23 UTC Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 12:12:23 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 10.752S, 165.089E Depth 5.8 km (3.6 miles) (poorly constrained) Region SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS Distances 81 km (50 miles) W of Lata, Solomon Islands 575 km (357 miles) NNW of Luganville, Vanuatu 581 km (361 miles) ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands 847 km (526 miles) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu