QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem908422
USGS iscgem908422
17 Dec 1929, 21:27
north of the Solomon Islands
A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.
Published location
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-5.857000, 163.374000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem908422
Coordinates
-5.857, 163.374
Network
iscgem
Significance
563