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USGS usp0005p2g

6 Mar 1993, 05:50

207 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 6 ms earthquake at 27.5 km depth.

Depth27.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 207 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands?

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-11.025000, 163.921000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0005p2g
Coordinates
-11.025, 163.921
Network
us
Significance
554