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USGS us7000fx0g

25 Nov 2021, 13:44

80 km E of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 13.7 km depth.

Depth13.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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-10.830500, 166.522300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000fx0g
Coordinates
-10.8305, 166.5223
Network
us
Significance
415