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USGS usp000h3fs

27 Oct 2009, 14:10

147 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 February 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 147 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands?

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-12.046000, 165.962000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h3fs
Coordinates
-12.046, 165.962
Network
us
Significance
432