QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us20003j1a
USGS us20003j1a
12 Sept 2015, 17:42
south of the Fiji Islands
A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 77.3 km depth.
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-25.018000, -177.024900
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Event ID
us20003j1a
Coordinates
-25.018, -177.0249
Network
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Significance
416