Magnitude 4.9 - SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
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2012 May 04 17:58:47 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.9 |
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| Location | 24.626°S, 177.102°W |
| Depth | 35.7 km (22.2 miles) |
| Region | SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS |
| Distances | 433 km (269 miles) SSW of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga 470 km (292 miles) SSE of Ndoi Island, Fiji 519 km (322 miles) N of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 1563 km (971 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 16 km (9.9 miles); depth +/- 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 92, Nph= 96, Dmin=518.7 km, Rmss=1.06 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6 |
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| Event ID | usb0009hul |
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