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USGS us6000b7ib

31 Jul 2020, 18:06

67 km N of Gizo, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 403.5 km depth.

Depth403.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 67 km N of Gizo, Solomon Islands?

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-7.497000, 156.810200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000b7ib
Coordinates
-7.497, 156.8102
Network
us
Significance
416