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USGS usp000cm8c

15 Feb 2004, 12:31

165 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 40 km depth.

Depth40 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 165 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands?

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-10.670000, 163.414000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000cm8c
Coordinates
-10.67, 163.414
Network
us
Significance
416