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USGS us1000htln

18 Nov 2018, 19:47

128 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 13.9 km depth.

Depth13.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 128 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands?

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-10.534700, 163.093600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000htln
Coordinates
-10.5347, 163.0936
Network
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Significance
416