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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem899567
USGS iscgem899567

5 Oct 1944, 18:28

southeast of the Loyalty Islands

A magnitude 7 mw earthquake at 120 km depth.

Depth120 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is southeast of the Loyalty Islands?

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-22.174000, 171.768000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem899567
Coordinates
-22.174, 171.768
Network
iscgem
Significance
754