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USGS us7000m1tz

27 Feb 2024, 11:29

39 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 33.2 km depth.

Depth33.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated10 May 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 39 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands?

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-10.804500, 161.860200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000m1tz
Coordinates
-10.8045, 161.8602
Network
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Significance
416