QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000eeg2
USGS usp000eeg2
14 Apr 2006, 04:30
south of the Fiji Islands
A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 166 km depth.
Published location
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-26.002000, -177.806000
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Event ID
usp000eeg2
Coordinates
-26.002, -177.806
Network
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Significance
465