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USGS usc000pimj

13 Apr 2014, 11:09

93 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.7 mwb earthquake at 4 km depth.

Depth4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 93 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands?

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-11.294100, 161.978200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000pimj
Coordinates
-11.2941, 161.9782
Network
us
Significance
500