QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem913515
USGS iscgem913515
29 May 1917, 07:03
277 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.
Published location
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-14.953000, 169.871000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem913515
Coordinates
-14.953, 169.871
Network
iscgem
Significance
567