Quakes
Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mwc) in 21.029S 179.204W, depth 621 km at 041040Z nov 97
Fiji Region · USGS-USP0008A2J
- issued
- 1997-11-04 10:40Z
- status
- cancelled 1997-11-07 10:40Z
- self-cancels
- 1997-11-07 10:40Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -21.029, -179.204
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:08Z
Original warning text
FIJI REGION. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.6 (MWC) IN 21.029S 179.204W, DEPTH 621 KM AT 041040Z NOV 97. 2. USGS EVENT USP0008A2J. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0008a2j
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- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 20.751S 178.584W, depth 576 km at 142250Z jul 262026-07-14
- 265 km se of levuka, fiji2026-07-05
- Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mww) in 21.750S 179.221W, depth 597 km at 010608Z apr 262026-04-01
- Earthquake magnitude 6.3 (mww) in 21.803S 179.453W, depth 579 km at 010544Z mar 262026-03-01
- Earthquake magnitude 6.2 (mww) in 21.026S 178.378W, depth 513 km at 102044Z feb 262026-02-10
- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 23.422S 179.921W, depth 539 km at 072200Z jan 262026-01-07
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Timeline · 4 messages since 1997-10-17 · closed 1997-12-02
- Earthquake magnitude 6.0 (mwc) in 20.888S 178.839W, depth 579 km at 171502Z oct 971997-10-17 → 1997-10-20
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mwc) in 20.397S 178.743W, depth 600 km at 030537Z nov 971997-11-03 → 1997-11-06
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mwc) in 21.029S 179.204W, depth 621 km at 041040Z nov 97 this message1997-11-04 → 1997-11-07
- Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mwc) in 21.030S 178.758W, depth 581 km at 290242Z nov 971997-11-29 → 1997-12-02
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