QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us7000e3z8
USGS us7000e3z8
18 May 2021, 03:31
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-23.259700, 171.673300
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Event ID
us7000e3z8
Coordinates
-23.2597, 171.6733
Network
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Significance
416