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USGS iscgemsup16958014

22 Feb 1909, 09:21

178 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 7.6 mb earthquake at 550 km depth.

Depth550 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 178 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-18.191000, -178.999000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup16958014
Coordinates
-18.191, -178.999
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
889