QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp0009tfb
USGS usp0009tfb
25 May 2000, 06:55
65 km W of Gizo, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 33 km depth.
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-8.030000, 156.255000
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Event ID
usp0009tfb
Coordinates
-8.03, 156.255
Network
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Significance
432