Magnitude 6.0 - EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2011 September 15 07:53:12 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.0 |
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| Location | 35.430°S, 177.878°W |
| Depth | 13.4 km (8.3 miles) |
| Region | EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND |
| Distances | 453 km (281 miles) SSE of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 512 km (318 miles) NE of Gisborne, New Zealand 680 km (422 miles) ENE of Auckland, New Zealand 913 km (567 miles) NE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 27.8 km (17.3 miles); depth +/- 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 53, Nph= 53, Dmin=416.3 km, Rmss=1.32 sec, Gp=148°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8 |
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| Event ID | usc0005urf |
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