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USGS us700061jq

31 Oct 2019, 12:54

65 km N of Gizo, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 397.5 km depth.

Depth397.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 January 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 65 km N of Gizo, Solomon Islands?

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-7.514300, 156.801900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us700061jq
Coordinates
-7.5143, 156.8019
Network
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Significance
385