QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us2000ciek
USGS us2000ciek
11 Jan 2018, 17:53
south of the Fiji Islands
A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 519.6 km depth.
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-23.951400, 179.960400
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Event ID
us2000ciek
Coordinates
-23.9514, 179.9604
Network
us
Significance
465