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USGS us20007fjb
20 Oct 2016, 08:49
127 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 653.5 km depth.
Published location
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-17.974900, -179.480400
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Event ID
us20007fjb
Coordinates
-17.9749, -179.4804
Network
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Significance
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