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USGS us7000ks78

30 Aug 2023, 22:20

146 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 November 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 146 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands?

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-10.833600, 164.458800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000ks78
Coordinates
-10.8336, 164.4588
Network
us
Significance
385