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USGS usc000st6u

31 Oct 2014, 17:54

57 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 35.3 km depth.

Depth35.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated20 January 2015Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 57 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands?

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-10.749000, 165.268300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000st6u
Coordinates
-10.749, 165.2683
Network
us
Significance
385