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USGS us6000d6ah

6 Jan 2021, 21:47

213 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 537.3 km depth.

Depth537.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 March 2021Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 213 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-17.780900, -178.693900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000d6ah
Coordinates
-17.7809, -178.6939
Network
us
Significance
385