Magnitude 4.8 - TONGA

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2013 January 22 07:29:30 UTC

Magnitude	4.8
Date-Time	Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 07:29:30 UTC Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 09:29:30 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	16.498°S, 173.914°W
Depth	101.8 km (63.3 miles)
Region	TONGA
Distances	63 km (39 miles) SSW of Hihifo, Tonga 374 km (232 miles) SW of Apia, Samoa 417 km (259 miles) SW of Tafuna, American Samoa 423 km (262 miles) SW of Pago Pago, American Samoa
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 19.8 km (12.3 miles); depth +/- 8.4 km (5.2 miles)
Parameters	NST=224, Nph=225, Dmin=509.8 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb000esku

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