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USGS us1000giuq

19 Aug 2018, 03:19

281 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.6 mb earthquake at 607 km depth.

Depth607 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 281 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-18.072700, -178.021000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000giuq
Coordinates
-18.0727, -178.021
Network
us
Significance
482