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USGS us100030l6

9 Aug 2015, 18:51

98 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated6 November 2015Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 98 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands?

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-10.253800, 165.031500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us100030l6
Coordinates
-10.2538, 165.0315
Network
us
Significance
400