Feeds & DataMagnitude 6.1 - KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
2009 April 26 00:06:54 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.1 |
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| Location | 30.289°S, 178.595°W |
| Depth | 142 km (88.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region | KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND |
| Distances | 130 km (80 miles) NNE of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 135 km (85 miles) SSW of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 960 km (590 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand 1365 km (840 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 6.6 km (4.1 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=168, Nph=168, Dmin=132.1 km, Rmss=0.92 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=U |
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| Event ID | us2009fxab |
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