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USGS usp0004dhv

17 Aug 1990, 14:07

78 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 29.1 km depth.

Depth29.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 78 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands?

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-11.164000, 161.997000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0004dhv
Coordinates
-11.164, 161.997
Network
us
Significance
691