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USGS usp000jz17

6 Feb 2013, 01:59

62 km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands

A magnitude 5.5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 September 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 62 km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands?

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-11.112000, 165.385000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jz17
Coordinates
-11.112, 165.385
Network
us
Significance
465