QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000d39p
USGS usp000d39p
31 Aug 2004, 14:19
south of the Fiji Islands
A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 570.9 km depth.
Published location
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-22.483000, 179.249000
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Event ID
usp000d39p
Coordinates
-22.483, 179.249
Network
us
Significance
416