QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us2000jb9t
USGS us2000jb9t
31 Jan 2019, 14:33
south of the Fiji Islands
A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 500 km depth.
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-24.337500, -179.825300
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Event ID
us2000jb9t
Coordinates
-24.3375, -179.8253
Network
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Significance
465