QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem882894
USGS iscgem882894
14 Sept 1959, 14:15
south of the Fiji Islands
A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.
Published location
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-24.255000, -176.361000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem882894
Coordinates
-24.255, -176.361
Network
iscgem
Significance
561