QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000e8j0
USGS usp000e8j0
20 Jan 2006, 17:51
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
A magnitude 5.7 mwb earthquake at 10 km depth.
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-22.399000, 173.967000
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Event ID
usp000e8j0
Coordinates
-22.399, 173.967
Network
us
Significance
500