QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000h2gt
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.
Published location
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-12.564000, 165.957000
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Event ID
usp000h2gt
Coordinates
-12.564, 165.957
Network
us
Significance
465