Magnitude 6.1 - KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
2011 May 21 21:17:00 UTC
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Magnitude | 6.1 |
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Location | 30.775°S, 178.133°W |
Depth | 19.8 km (12.3 miles) |
Region | KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND |
Distances | 103 km (64 miles) NE of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 169 km (105 miles) S of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 942 km (585 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand 1108 km (688 miles) SSW of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 17.3 km (10.7 miles); depth +/- 4.9 km (3.0 miles) |
Parameters | NST=271, Nph=271, Dmin=171.4 km, Rmss=1.21 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A |
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Event ID | usc0003kw5 |
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