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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp0001ej2
USGS usp0001ej2

6 Jul 1981, 04:08

southeast of the Loyalty Islands

A magnitude 7 ms earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is southeast of the Loyalty Islands?

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-22.293000, 171.742000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0001ej2
Coordinates
-22.293, 171.742
Network
us
Significance
754