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USGS usp000gqsq

17 Dec 2008, 10:55

247 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.8 mwc earthquake at 530.3 km depth.

Depth530.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 247 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-17.744000, -178.371000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gqsq
Coordinates
-17.744, -178.371
Network
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Significance
518