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USGS us6000jmcg

7 Feb 2023, 21:30

91 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 51.2 km depth.

Depth51.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 April 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 91 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands?

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-10.664400, 164.961800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000jmcg
Coordinates
-10.6644, 164.9618
Network
us
Significance
432