Magnitude 6.3 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
2011 January 05 06:46:17 UTC
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| Magnitude | 6.3 |
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| Location | 22.304°S, 171.595°E |
| Depth | 135.9 km (84.4 miles) |
| Region | SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS |
| Distances | 50 km (30 miles) WNW of Ile Hunter, Loyalty Isl., New Caledonia 315 km (195 miles) WSW of Ceva-i-Ra, Fiji 530 km (330 miles) E of NOUMEA, New Caledonia 1635 km (1020 miles) NNW of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 19.6 km (12.2 miles); depth +/- 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 79, Nph= 79, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.75 sec, Gp= 97°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | usc0000z67 |
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