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USGS us10008ut8
24 May 2017, 12:05
48 km N of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 52 km depth.
Published location
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-10.019100, 161.953500
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Event ID
us10008ut8
Coordinates
-10.0191, 161.9535
Network
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Significance
465