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USGS us6000i88j

5 Aug 2022, 03:37

42 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 101.1 km depth.

Depth101.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated12 October 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 42 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands?

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-10.767100, 162.144500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000i88j
Coordinates
-10.7671, 162.1445
Network
us
Significance
400