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USGS iscgem601533174

8 Aug 2012, 12:05

144 km WNW of Labasa, Fiji

A magnitude 5.1 mw earthquake at 26 km depth.

Depth26 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 144 km WNW of Labasa, Fiji?

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-16.043000, 178.070000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem601533174
Coordinates
-16.043, 178.07
Network
iscgem
Significance
406