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USGS usp000a6fq

21 Dec 2000, 03:05

270 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 435.6 km depth.

Depth435.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 270 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-18.235000, -178.134000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000a6fq
Coordinates
-18.235, -178.134
Network
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Significance
385