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USGS usp0005p26

6 Mar 1993, 03:05

178 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 7.1 mwb earthquake at 20.4 km depth.

Depth20.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 178 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands?

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-10.972000, 164.181000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0005p26
Coordinates
-10.972, 164.181
Network
us
Significance
776