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USGS iscgem845714

21 Jul 1966, 19:30

228 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 6.4 mw earthquake at 594.4 km depth.

Depth594.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 228 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-17.757000, -178.550000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem845714
Coordinates
-17.757, -178.55
Network
iscgem
Significance
630