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USGS usp000649r

26 Nov 1993, 23:20

172 km W of Malango, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 17.1 km depth.

Depth17.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 172 km W of Malango, Solomon Islands?

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-9.597000, 158.148000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000649r
Coordinates
-9.597, 158.148
Network
us
Significance
591