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USGS usc000f6jw

13 Feb 2013, 11:08

134 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 134 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands?

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-10.789000, 164.573000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000f6jw
Coordinates
-10.789, 164.573
Network
us
Significance
416