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USGS us200082tk

20 Dec 2016, 12:33

114 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 6 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 114 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands?

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-10.178500, 160.914900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us200082tk
Coordinates
-10.1785, 160.9149
Network
us
Significance
554