Magnitude 4.7 - TONGA REGION
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2012 May 08 12:11:41 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.7 |
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| Location | 23.676°S, 175.358°W |
| Depth | 30.6 km (19.0 miles) |
| Region | TONGA REGION |
| Distances | 282 km (175 miles) S of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga 480 km (298 miles) SE of Ndoi Island, Fiji 574 km (356 miles) SSW of Neiafu, Tonga 1741 km (1081 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 23.7 km (14.7 miles); depth +/- 6.4 km (4.0 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 77, Nph= 80, Dmin=949.6 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp= 97°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6 |
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| Event ID | usb0009kh6 |
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