QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us7000ljg9
USGS us7000ljg9
16 Dec 2023, 06:10
south of the Fiji Islands
A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 539.2 km depth.
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-24.269400, 179.218100
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Event ID
us7000ljg9
Coordinates
-24.2694, 179.2181
Network
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Significance
432