M8.0 Earthquake — 2013 Santa Cruz Islands Earthquake

A magnitude 8.0 (great) earthquake struck 2013 Santa Cruz Islands Earthquake on 2013-02-06 01:12 UTC, at a depth of 24 km. See it live on Earth Live's real-time 3D globe.

USGS PAGER green: low likelihood of casualties or damage — the USGS estimate of human and economic impact.

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Source: USGS event page. The TNT equivalent is computed from the magnitude with the standard Gutenberg–Richter energy relation; all other figures are USGS's own.

This area's earthquake history

In the year before this quake, USGS recorded 151 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 300 km.

Strongest recorded within 300 km since 1900:

• M7.9 — 199 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 1980-07-17
• M7.8 — 146 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 1966-12-31
• M7.8 — 186 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 1957-12-17

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