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USGS usp000j64d

7 Aug 2011, 08:01

246 km S of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 45.1 km depth.

Depth45.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 246 km S of Levuka, Fiji?

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-20.282000, 179.564000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j64d
Coordinates
-20.282, 179.564
Network
us
Significance
449