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USGS us7000irfm

22 Nov 2022, 02:37

Solomon Islands

A magnitude 6 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated30 January 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Solomon Islands?

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-9.820300, 159.458900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000irfm
Coordinates
-9.8203, 159.4589
Network
us
Significance
555