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USGS us10001t0z

2 Apr 2015, 05:10

223 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 560 km depth.

Depth560 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 223 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-17.860700, -178.583100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10001t0z
Coordinates
-17.8607, -178.5831
Network
us
Significance
536