Magnitude 5.0 - SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
2011 May 01 23:18:59 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.0 |
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| Location | 15.138°S, 172.981°W |
| Depth | 16.8 km (10.4 miles) |
| Region | SAMOA ISLANDS REGION |
| Distances | 121 km (75 miles) NE of Hihifo, Tonga 197 km (122 miles) SW of APIA, Samoa 263 km (163 miles) WSW of PAGO PAGO, American Samoa 2696 km (1675 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 18.7 km (11.6 miles); depth +/- 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=195, Nph=195, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.46 sec, Gp= 79°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=9 |
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| Event ID | usc00033fh |
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