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USGS us70003g5a

3 May 2019, 08:25

144 km NNE of Buala, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 27 km depth.

Depth27 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 144 km NNE of Buala, Solomon Islands?

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-6.947800, 160.112500

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.2

181 km NNE of Auki, Solomon Islands

M 5.1

147 km NE of Gizo, Solomon Islands

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70003g5a
Coordinates
-6.9478, 160.1125
Network
us
Significance
594