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USGS us1000hsie
16 Nov 2018, 03:26
136 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-10.538300, 163.167600
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Event ID
us1000hsie
Coordinates
-10.5383, 163.1676
Network
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Significance
591