Magnitude 4.7 - FIJI REGION
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2012 May 08 13:07:21 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.7 |
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| Location | 17.590°S, 178.408°W |
| Depth | 547.2 km (340.0 miles) |
| Region | FIJI REGION |
| Distances | 268 km (166 miles) ESE of Lambasa, Vanua Levu, Fiji 340 km (211 miles) N of Ndoi Island, Fiji 341 km (211 miles) E of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji 2239 km (1391 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 28.6 km (17.8 miles); depth +/- 12.7 km (7.9 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 24, Nph= 25, Dmin=376.3 km, Rmss=0.96 sec, Gp=119°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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| Event ID | usb0009kij |
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