[Geology2] UPDATED: (Mwp 8.0) SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

This just happened and I wonder if it is tsunami-genic and also if this is initially too small a magnitude as has been the case with the M9's.

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From: USGS ENS <ens@usgs.gov>
Date: Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 5:43 PM
Subject: 2013-02-06 01:12:23 UPDATED: (Mwp 8.0) SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS -10.8 165.1 (3818c)
To: kimnoyes@gmail.com

8.0 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	8.0
Date-Time	6 Feb 2013 01:12:23 UTC 6 Feb 2013 12:12:23 near epicenter 5 Feb 2013 17:12:23 standard time in your timezone
Location	10.752S 165.089E
Depth	5 km
Distances	347 km (215 miles) E (96 degrees) of Kira Kira, Solomon Islands 580 km (361 miles) ESE (105 degrees) of HONIARA, Solomon Islands 1963 km (1220 miles) E (96 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 15.3 km; Vertical 6.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 116; Dmin = 581.9 km; Rmss = 1.48 seconds; Gp = 38° Version = 7
Event ID	us c000f1s0

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