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USGS us7000isb3

25 Nov 2022, 13:24

28 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 16.1 km depth.

Depth16.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated30 January 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 28 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands?

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-9.881400, 159.894300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000isb3
Coordinates
-9.8814, 159.8943
Network
us
Significance
400