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USGS us1000gils

19 Aug 2018, 03:25

296 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 586.8 km depth.

Depth586.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 October 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 296 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-18.057000, -177.883200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000gils
Coordinates
-18.057, -177.8832
Network
us
Significance
385