QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem910073
USGS iscgem910073
25 Aug 1926, 08:42
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 20 km depth.
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-22.841000, 172.002000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem910073
Coordinates
-22.841, 172.002
Network
iscgem
Significance
658