QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us6000dgxz
USGS us6000dgxz
12 Feb 2021, 10:06
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 8 km depth.
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-23.205000, 171.540800
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Event ID
us6000dgxz
Coordinates
-23.205, 171.5408
Network
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Significance
536