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USGS usp000h2gt

8 Oct 2009, 00:23

204 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.5 mb earthquake at 35.6 km depth.

Depth35.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 204 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands?

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-12.564000, 165.957000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h2gt
Coordinates
-12.564, 165.957
Network
us
Significance
465