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USGS usc000f1jz

5 Feb 2013, 19:39

93 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 24.3 km depth.

Depth24.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 93 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands?

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-10.752000, 164.947000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000f1jz
Coordinates
-10.752, 164.947
Network
us
Significance
400