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USGS iscgem789614

29 Dec 1970, 03:26

55 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 41 km depth.

Depth41 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 55 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands?

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-10.504000, 161.412000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem789614
Coordinates
-10.504, 161.412
Network
iscgem
Significance
682