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USGS us100029xn

17 May 2015, 09:52

149 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.6 mwb earthquake at 9 km depth.

Depth9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 149 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands?

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-12.080700, 165.810200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us100029xn
Coordinates
-12.0807, 165.8102
Network
us
Significance
482