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USGS us1000h3iv

27 Sept 2018, 23:25

263 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 545.8 km depth.

Depth545.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 263 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-18.139800, -178.196200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000h3iv
Coordinates
-18.1398, -178.1962
Network
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Significance
449