QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem902848
USGS iscgem902848
4 Dec 1938, 16:23
187 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.
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-10.487000, 164.101000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem902848
Coordinates
-10.487, 164.101
Network
iscgem
Significance
609