QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us10006d5r
USGS us10006d5r
12 Aug 2016, 02:38
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
A magnitude 5.4 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
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-22.622900, 173.405900
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Event ID
us10006d5r
Coordinates
-22.6229, 173.4059
Network
us
Significance
449