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USGS reports M6.4 quake 30 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 6.4 earthquake 30 kilometers west-southwest of Lata, Solomon Islands, at 03:34:59 UTC Monday, at a depth of 17 kilometers.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 6.4 earthquake 30 kilometers west-southwest of Lata in the Solomon Islands at 03:34:59 UTC Monday (10:34 p.m. EST Sunday)1.
USGS listed a reviewed origin with a moment magnitude (mww) of 6.4 and a depth of 17.0 kilometers1. The event page showed little or no area or population exposed in landslide and liquefaction estimates1.
The survey listed no felt-report counts on the event page at filing1. Independent news coverage of shaking, damage or local response was not on the desk1.