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USGS usp000gdfy

30 Jul 2008, 20:06

167 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 38 km depth.

Depth38 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 167 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands?

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-10.676000, 163.438000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gdfy
Coordinates
-10.676, 163.438
Network
us
Significance
400