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USGS us6000k0bv

28 Mar 2023, 14:07

108 km E of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 10.9 km depth.

Depth10.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 June 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-10.893700, 166.777000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000k0bv
Coordinates
-10.8937, 166.777
Network
us
Significance
416