Magnitude 4.6 - SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS

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2012 May 07 03:27:23 UTC

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Magnitude	4.6
Date-Time	Monday, May 07, 2012 at 03:27:23 UTC Monday, May 07, 2012 at 03:27:23 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	25.318°S, 179.751°E
Depth	503.2 km (312.7 miles)
Region	SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Distances	495 km (307 miles) NNW of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 541 km (336 miles) SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji 694 km (431 miles) SW of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga 1365 km (848 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 16.5 km (10.3 miles); depth +/- 10.8 km (6.7 miles)
Parameters	NST= 94, Nph= 95, Dmin=857.2 km, Rmss=1.05 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb0009jge

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