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USGS usp0002z7m

22 Oct 1986, 09:59

31 km ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 165.1 km depth.

Depth165.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 31 km ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands?

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-10.569000, 166.040000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0002z7m
Coordinates
-10.569, 166.04
Network
us
Significance
554