QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000ab0d
USGS usp000ab0d
6 Mar 2001, 12:49
67 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 89.8 km depth.
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-10.441000, 161.301000
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Event ID
usp000ab0d
Coordinates
-10.441, 161.301
Network
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Significance
432