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USGS iscgemsup16958102

21 Aug 1910, 05:38

227 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 7.4 mB earthquake at 550 km depth.

Depth550 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 August 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 227 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-17.815000, -178.548000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup16958102
Coordinates
-17.815, -178.548
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
842