Feeds & DataMagnitude 5.9 - FIJI REGION
2009 April 14 23:29:32 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 5.9 |
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| Location | 16.292°S, 177.764°W |
| Depth | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) (poorly constrained) |
| Region | FIJI REGION |
| Distances | 225 km (140 miles) S of Sigave, Ile Futuna, Wallis and Futuna 305 km (190 miles) E of Lambasa, Vanua Levu, Fiji 375 km (235 miles) SSW of MATA'UTU, Ile Uvea, Wallis and Futuna 2400 km (1490 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 12.6 km (7.8 miles); depth +/- 40.2 km (25.0 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 89, Nph= 89, Dmin=473.5 km, Rmss=1.15 sec, Gp= 68°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | us2009fkcb |
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