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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 27 kilometers (16 miles) southwest of Lata, the capital of Solomon Islands’ Temotu province, at 3:35 a.m. GMT on Monday, according to the USGS.
The quake’s epicenter was initially placed at 10.90 degrees south latitude and 165.62 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 25 kilometers.
No casualties or infrastructure damage were reported.
Temotu is the easternmost province of Solomon Islands, a South Pacific island nation east of Papua New Guinea and northeast of Australia. Its capital, Lata, is on Nendo Island in the Santa Cruz Islands.
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