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USGS us2000j9pz

28 Jan 2019, 16:00

148 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 618.8 km depth.

Depth618.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 148 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-17.962700, -179.283800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000j9pz
Coordinates
-17.9627, -179.2838
Network
us
Significance
465