QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem839723
USGS iscgem839723
13 Jan 1967, 13:48
57 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 35.7 km depth.
Published location
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-10.502000, 161.400000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem839723
Coordinates
-10.502, 161.4
Network
iscgem
Significance
597