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USGS usp000atay

22 Nov 2001, 23:22

145 km W of Labasa, Fiji

A magnitude 6.3 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 145 km W of Labasa, Fiji?

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-16.255000, 178.019000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000atay
Coordinates
-16.255, 178.019
Network
us
Significance
611