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USGS us7000l98e

6 Nov 2023, 21:31

Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 38.1 km depth.

Depth38.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 January 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-7.482100, 156.124500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000l98e
Coordinates
-7.4821, 156.1245
Network
us
Significance
432