Magnitude 5.5 - SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS
2011 September 06 10:51:33 UTC
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| Magnitude | 5.5 |
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| Location | 34.096°S, 179.469°E |
| Depth | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Region | SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS |
| Distances | 332 km (206 miles) SSW of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 523 km (324 miles) NNE of Gisborne, New Zealand 526 km (326 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand 899 km (558 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 18.6 km (11.6 miles); depth +/- 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 83, Nph= 83, Dmin=508.7 km, Rmss=1.16 sec, Gp= 76°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=A |
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| Event ID | usc0005ppb |
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