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USGS usp000gt56

27 Jan 2009, 00:54

150 km W of Nadi, Fiji

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 150 km W of Nadi, Fiji?

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-17.687000, 176.004000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gt56
Coordinates
-17.687, 176.004
Network
us
Significance
432