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USGS usp000f83n

1 Apr 2007, 21:46

155 km S of Gizo, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 6.1 mb earthquake at 24.3 km depth.

Depth24.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 155 km S of Gizo, Solomon Islands?

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-9.505000, 156.934000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000f83n
Coordinates
-9.505, 156.934
Network
us
Significance
572