181 km NNE of Auki, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 21.7 km depth.

Depth21.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 181 km NNE of Auki, Solomon Islands?

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-7.324800, 161.485000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

us1000bw3z

Coordinates

-7.3248, 161.485

Network

Significance

416