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USGS us2000h9e2

6 Sept 2018, 16:49

45 km S of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 7.9 mww earthquake at 670.8 km depth.

Depth670.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 45 km S of Levuka, Fiji?

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-18.474300, 179.350200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000h9e2
Coordinates
-18.4743, 179.3502
Network
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Significance
979