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USGS usb000kcwi

14 Oct 2013, 17:09

286 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 548.4 km depth.

Depth548.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 December 2013Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 286 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-18.480900, -178.012200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000kcwi
Coordinates
-18.4809, -178.0122
Network
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Significance
385