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USGS usc000mfe4

1 Feb 2014, 20:00

97 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 46 km depth.

Depth46 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 97 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands?

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-11.467100, 166.279900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000mfe4
Coordinates
-11.4671, 166.2799
Network
us
Significance
500