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USGS usp000fw45

6 Jan 2008, 18:30

282 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 508.3 km depth.

Depth508.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 282 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-18.182000, -178.014000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fw45
Coordinates
-18.182, -178.014
Network
us
Significance
416