QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us7000n7pb
USGS us7000n7pb
17 Aug 2024, 22:31
south of the Fiji Islands
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 561 km depth.
Published location
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-23.105700, 179.331300
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Event ID
us7000n7pb
Coordinates
-23.1057, 179.3313
Network
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Significance
385