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USGS usp0009zjp

2 Sept 2000, 11:19

250 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.7 mwc earthquake at 587.5 km depth.

Depth587.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 250 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-17.917000, -178.325000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009zjp
Coordinates
-17.917, -178.325
Network
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Significance
500