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131 km sse of lata, solomon islands

USGS-USP0009Y2J

issued: 2000-08-07 15:29Z
status: cancelled 2000-08-10 15:29Z
self-cancels: 2000-08-10 15:29Z
authority: USGS NEIC
sea: Coral Sea
position: -11.864, 166.135
source: usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:08Z

Original warning text

131 KM SSE OF LATA, SOLOMON ISLANDS.
1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.7 (MWC) IN 11.864S 166.135E, DEPTH 33 KM AT 071529Z AUG 00.
2. USGS EVENT USP0009Y2J. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0009y2j

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363 within 180 nm since 1997 · 9 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

56 km nne of port-olry, vanuatu2026-08-16
63 km wsw of sola, vanuatu2026-07-24
92 km w of lata, solomon islands2026-05-12
113 km sse of lata, solomon islands2026-02-16
93 km w of sola, vanuatu2026-01-09
54 km n of port-olry, vanuatu2025-12-23

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198 km nw of sola, vanuatu2000-07-16 → 2000-07-19
196 km sse of lata, solomon islands2000-07-28 → 2000-07-31
161 km sse of lata, solomon islands2000-08-03 → 2000-08-06
131 km sse of lata, solomon islands this message2000-08-07 → 2000-08-10

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