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USGS iscgem907078

13 Oct 1931, 04:34

146 km N of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 6.1 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 146 km N of Kirakira, Solomon Islands?

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-9.145000, 162.120000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem907078
Coordinates
-9.145, 162.12
Network
iscgem
Significance
563