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USGS us1000877f

6 Mar 2017, 03:06

162 km S of Suva, Fiji

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 35.8 km depth.

Depth35.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-19.609300, 178.356800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000877f
Coordinates
-19.6093, 178.3568
Network
us
Significance
434