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USGS us20007zlq
9 Dec 2016, 19:10
92 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 6.9 mww earthquake at 19.7 km depth.
Published location
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-10.749000, 161.131600
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Event ID
us20007zlq
Coordinates
-10.749, 161.1316
Network
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Significance
737