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USGS us1000gef5
21 Aug 2018, 07:28
274 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 555.7 km depth.
Published location
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-17.983300, -178.088100
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Event ID
us1000gef5
Coordinates
-17.9833, -178.0881
Network
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Significance
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