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USGS usp000ef30

21 Apr 2006, 02:19

59 km S of Gizo, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 51.9 km depth.

Depth51.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 59 km S of Gizo, Solomon Islands?

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-8.642000, 156.805000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ef30
Coordinates
-8.642, 156.805
Network
us
Significance
385