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USGS usp000gw33

13 Apr 2009, 06:30

208 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 564.8 km depth.

Depth564.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 208 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-17.837000, -178.734000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gw33
Coordinates
-17.837, -178.734
Network
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Significance
416