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USGS usc000p4ty

4 Apr 2014, 12:40

25 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 6 mww earthquake at 57 km depth.

Depth57 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 25 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands?

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-10.536500, 161.702700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000p4ty
Coordinates
-10.5365, 161.7027
Network
us
Significance
555