QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem899389
USGS iscgem899389
25 May 1944, 03:06
Fiji region
A magnitude 7.3 mw earthquake at 632.7 km depth.
Published location
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-21.578000, -179.440000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem899389
Coordinates
-21.578, -179.44
Network
iscgem
Significance
820