Magnitude 4.5 - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
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2012 May 15 10:31:17 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.5 |
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| Location | 29.672°S, 179.127°W |
| Depth | 302 km (187.7 miles) |
| Region | KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION |
| Distances | 127 km (78 miles) WSW of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 196 km (121 miles) N of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 979 km (608 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand 1024 km (636 miles) SSW of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 32.7 km (20.3 miles); depth +/- 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 54, Nph= 56, Dmin=125.8 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Gp=130°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=4 |
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| Event ID | usb0009q2b |
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