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USGS us70009f12

12 May 2020, 23:41

175 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 6.6 mww earthquake at 107 km depth.

Depth107 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 175 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands?

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-12.066500, 166.648500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70009f12
Coordinates
-12.0665, 166.6485
Network
us
Significance
671