Magnitude 4.9 - SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
2011 May 17 13:57:44 UTC
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| Magnitude | 4.9 |
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| Location | 25.574°S, 177.032°W |
| Depth | 61.6 km (38.3 miles) |
| Region | SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS |
| Distances | 425 km (264 miles) NNE of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 516 km (320 miles) SSW of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga 571 km (354 miles) SSE of Ndoi Island, Fiji 1486 km (923 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 12.9 km (8.0 miles); depth +/- 34.3 km (21.3 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 86, Nph= 86, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.95 sec, Gp= 76°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=A |
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| Event ID | usc0003hc5 |
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