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USGS us6000nqh7

8 Sept 2024, 15:53

50 km E of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 191.2 km depth.

Depth191.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 November 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

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-10.808000, 166.250000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000nqh7
Coordinates
-10.808, 166.25
Network
us
Significance
385