Magnitude 5.3 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
2009 April 09 04:13:14 UTC
Earthquake Details
Magnitude | 5.3 |
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Location | 22.231°S, 170.558°E |
Depth | 86.8 km (53.9 miles) |
Region | SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS |
Distances | 155 km (95 miles) W of Ile Hunter, Loyalty Isl., New Caledonia 285 km (180 miles) ESE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 425 km (265 miles) E of NOUMEA, New Caledonia 1665 km (1040 miles) NNW of Auckland, New Zealand |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 7.8 km (4.8 miles); depth +/- 13.7 km (8.5 miles) |
Parameters | NST= 86, Nph= 86, Dmin=928.9 km, Rmss=0.9 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=Q |
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Event ID | us2009ffam |
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