Magnitude 4.9 - SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
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2012 May 22 09:02:40 UTC
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Magnitude | 4.9 |
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Location | 23.525°S, 179.314°W |
Depth | 559.9 km (347.9 miles) |
Region | SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS |
Distances | 325 km (201 miles) S of Ndoi Island, Fiji 499 km (310 miles) WSW of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga 642 km (398 miles) SSE of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji 1584 km (984 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 20.2 km (12.6 miles); depth +/- 17.5 km (10.9 miles) |
Parameters | NST= 37, Nph= 39, Dmin=649 km, Rmss=0.67 sec, Gp=130°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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Event ID | usb0009v46 |
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