Feeds & DataMagnitude 5.8 - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
2009 April 18 02:03:52 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 5.8 |
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| Location | 28.933°S, 177.418°W |
| Depth | 65.3 km (40.6 miles) set by location program |
| Region | KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION |
| Distances | 55 km (35 miles) NE of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 310 km (195 miles) NNE of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 1140 km (710 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand 1545 km (960 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 6.1 km (3.8 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=231, Nph=231, Dmin=60.1 km, Rmss=0.83 sec, Gp= 25°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=U |
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| Event ID | us2009fpac |
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