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USGS iscgem907061

6 Oct 1931, 18:13

Solomon Islands

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Solomon Islands?

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-11.087000, 161.663000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

80 km E of Gizo, Solomon Islands

126 km WSW of Malango, Solomon Islands

146 km N of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

80 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

13 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands

54 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem907061

Coordinates

-11.087, 161.663

Network

iscgem

Significance

561