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USGS usp0002sht

1 Apr 1986, 11:13

227 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 540 km depth.

Depth540 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 227 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-18.037000, -178.537000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0002sht
Coordinates
-18.037, -178.537
Network
us
Significance
554