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USGS us7000ip8h

12 Nov 2022, 07:09

Fiji region

A magnitude 7 mww earthquake at 579 km depth.

Depth579 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 January 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-20.111200, -178.345300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000ip8h
Coordinates
-20.1112, -178.3453
Network
us
Significance
755