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USGS usp000hb6a

11 Apr 2010, 10:40

99 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 6.9 mwc earthquake at 21 km depth.

Depth21 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 99 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands?

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-10.878000, 161.116000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hb6a
Coordinates
-10.878, 161.116
Network
us
Significance
740