QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us20007zb1
USGS us20007zb1
8 Dec 2016, 21:35
81 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 24.4 km depth.
Published location
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-10.763800, 161.245200
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Event ID
us20007zb1
Coordinates
-10.7638, 161.2452
Network
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Significance
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