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USGS usp000jd1r

4 Jan 2012, 18:56

63 km E of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 75.9 km depth.

Depth75.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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-10.670000, 166.375000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jd1r
Coordinates
-10.67, 166.375
Network
us
Significance
416