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USGS usp000j2ju

2 Jun 2011, 07:47

75 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 95.3 km depth.

Depth95.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 75 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands?

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-10.446000, 161.233000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j2ju
Coordinates
-10.446, 161.233
Network
us
Significance
432