Magnitude 6.0 - TONGA
2011 January 31 06:03:26 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.0 |
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| Location | 21.943°S, 175.510°W |
| Depth | 68.6 km (42.6 miles) |
| Region | TONGA |
| Distances | 95 km (60 miles) SSW of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga 360 km (225 miles) ESE of Ndoi Island, Fiji 400 km (245 miles) SSW of Neiafu, Tonga 1905 km (1180 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 15.9 km (9.9 miles); depth +/- 0.8 km (0.5 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=450, Nph=465, Dmin=844.9 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=B |
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| Event ID | usb00016zk |
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