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130 km s of lata, solomon islands

USGS-USP000H2HU

issued: 2009-10-08 01:59Z
status: cancelled 2009-10-11 01:59Z
self-cancels: 2009-10-11 01:59Z
authority: USGS NEIC
sea: Coral Sea
position: -11.898, 165.960
source: usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z

Original warning text

130 KM S OF LATA, SOLOMON ISLANDS.
1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.9 (MB) IN 11.898S 165.960E, DEPTH 35 KM AT 080159Z OCT 09.
2. USGS EVENT USP000H2HU. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000h2hu

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113 km sse of lata, solomon islands2026-02-16
93 km w of sola, vanuatu2026-01-09

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Timeline · 29 messages since 2009-10-01 · closed 2009-11-26

185 km sse of lata, solomon islands2009-10-01 → 2009-10-04
148 km nw of sola, vanuatu2009-10-07 → 2009-10-10
190 km nw of sola, vanuatu2009-10-07 → 2009-10-10
196 km nw of sola, vanuatu2009-10-07 → 2009-10-10
177 km sse of lata, solomon islands2009-10-07 → 2009-10-10
90 km sse of lata, solomon islands2009-10-07 → 2009-10-10
186 km s of lata, solomon islands2009-10-07 → 2009-10-10
143 km nw of sola, vanuatu2009-10-07 → 2009-10-10
204 km s of lata, solomon islands2009-10-07 → 2009-10-10
130 km wnw of sola, vanuatu2009-10-07 → 2009-10-10
147 km wnw of sola, vanuatu2009-10-07 → 2009-10-10
130 km s of lata, solomon islands this message2009-10-08 → 2009-10-11
111 km sse of lata, solomon islands2009-10-08 → 2009-10-11
188 km wnw of sola, vanuatu2009-10-08 → 2009-10-11
183 km sse of lata, solomon islands2009-10-08 → 2009-10-11
59 km s of lata, solomon islands2009-10-08 → 2009-10-11
171 km nw of sola, vanuatu2009-10-08 → 2009-10-11
187 km nnw of sola, vanuatu2009-10-08 → 2009-10-11
154 km wnw of sola, vanuatu2009-10-09 → 2009-10-12
111 km s of lata, solomon islands2009-10-09 → 2009-10-12
127 km wnw of sola, vanuatu2009-10-09 → 2009-10-12
183 km wnw of sola, vanuatu2009-10-11 → 2009-10-14
198 km nw of sola, vanuatu2009-10-12 → 2009-10-15
121 km sse of lata, solomon islands2009-10-12 → 2009-10-15
155 km nw of sola, vanuatu2009-10-17 → 2009-10-20
164 km s of lata, solomon islands2009-10-23 → 2009-10-26
95 km se of lata, solomon islands2009-10-31 → 2009-11-03
170 km sse of lata, solomon islands2009-11-14 → 2009-11-17
198 km nw of sola, vanuatu2009-11-23 → 2009-11-26

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