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USGS usb000ihn0

19 Jul 2013, 06:20

15 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 48.6 km depth.

Depth48.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-10.865000, 165.800000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000ihn0
Coordinates
-10.865, 165.8
Network
us
Significance
400