QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us7000il6w
USGS us7000il6w
29 Oct 2022, 18:24
Samoa Islands region
A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
Where is Samoa Islands region?
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-15.408600, -172.785600
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000il6w
Coordinates
-15.4086, -172.7856
Network
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Significance
449