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USGS usc000lm2n

17 Dec 2013, 14:16

86 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 103.2 km depth.

Depth103.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 86 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands?

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-10.310900, 161.143400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000lm2n
Coordinates
-10.3109, 161.1434
Network
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Significance
416