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USGS us1000gcsb

19 Aug 2018, 03:18

247 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.7 mb earthquake at 618.3 km depth.

Depth618.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 247 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-18.274800, -178.353900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000gcsb
Coordinates
-18.2748, -178.3539
Network
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Significance
500