Feeds & DataMagnitude 5.2 - KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
2009 April 14 12:48:57 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 5.2 |
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| Location | 30.352°S, 177.950°W |
| Depth | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) (poorly constrained) |
| Region | KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND |
| Distances | 120 km (75 miles) S of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 150 km (95 miles) NE of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 990 km (610 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand 1380 km (860 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 12.5 km (7.8 miles); depth +/- 19.6 km (12.2 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 44, Nph= 44, Dmin=122.2 km, Rmss=1.4 sec, Gp=122°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | us2009fkas |
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