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USGS us6000furk

15 Oct 2021, 03:44

148 km WSW of Buala, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 6.4 mww earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 148 km WSW of Buala, Solomon Islands?

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-8.878300, 158.464200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000furk
Coordinates
-8.8783, 158.4642
Network
us
Significance
649