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USGS us6000ri6i

19 Oct 2025, 18:14

42 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 92.3 km depth.

Depth92.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 January 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 42 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands?

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-10.510800, 161.535900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000ri6i
Coordinates
-10.5108, 161.5359
Network
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Significance
432