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USGS us1000gdt6

20 Aug 2018, 09:38

264 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 535.4 km depth.

Depth535.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 264 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-18.176600, -178.182300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000gdt6
Coordinates
-18.1766, -178.1823
Network
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Significance
465