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USGS usb000jm8y

9 Sept 2013, 17:31

111 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 36.4 km depth.

Depth36.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 111 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands?

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-10.682100, 164.778700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000jm8y
Coordinates
-10.6821, 164.7787
Network
us
Significance
400