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USGS us6000epxu

26 Jun 2021, 07:38

90 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 42.9 km depth.

Depth42.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 90 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands?

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-10.352500, 161.098700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000epxu
Coordinates
-10.3525, 161.0987
Network
us
Significance
416