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USGS usp000h9gq

16 Mar 2010, 12:25

204 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 554.9 km depth.

Depth554.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 204 km E of Levuka, Fiji?

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-17.724000, -178.785000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h9gq
Coordinates
-17.724, -178.785
Network
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Significance
449