Magnitude 4.7 - FIJI REGION

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2012 May 07 17:49:40 UTC

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Magnitude	4.7
Date-Time	Monday, May 07, 2012 at 17:49:40 UTC Tuesday, May 08, 2012 at 05:49:40 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	17.018°S, 177.370°W
Depth	396.6 km (246.4 miles)
Region	FIJI REGION
Distances	312 km (193 miles) SSE of Sigave, Ile Futuna, Wallis and Futuna 352 km (218 miles) ESE of Lambasa, Vanua Levu, Fiji 434 km (269 miles) SSW of MATA'UTU, Ile Uvea, Wallis and Futuna 2331 km (1448 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 20.1 km (12.5 miles); depth +/- 8.2 km (5.1 miles)
Parameters	NST=239, Nph=246, Dmin=493.1 km, Rmss=1.05 sec, Gp= 72°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=A
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb0009ju8

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