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USGS us10005zsp

4 Jul 2016, 10:25

91 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 44 km depth.

Depth44 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 91 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands?

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-10.627300, 164.968200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10005zsp
Coordinates
-10.6273, 164.9682
Network
us
Significance
536