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USGS usp000dvjb

20 Jul 2005, 05:48

231 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 584.3 km depth.

Depth584.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 231 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-18.006000, -178.501000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dvjb
Coordinates
-18.006, -178.501
Network
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Significance
416