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USGS usp000jpf0

25 Jul 2012, 22:43

3 km SSW of Malango, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 26 km depth.

Depth26 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 March 2015Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 3 km SSW of Malango, Solomon Islands?

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-9.725000, 159.699000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jpf0
Coordinates
-9.725, 159.699
Network
us
Significance
386