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USGS iscgem913093

19 Mar 1918, 05:55

201 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 6.5 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 201 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands?

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-12.535000, 166.028000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem913093
Coordinates
-12.535, 166.028
Network
iscgem
Significance
640