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USGS us6000pi39

6 Jan 2025, 00:52

31 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 97.2 km depth.

Depth97.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 March 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 31 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands?

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-10.734000, 161.868000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000pi39
Coordinates
-10.734, 161.868
Network
us
Significance
416