Magnitude 5.5 - FIJI REGION
2011 September 15 11:59:52 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.5 |
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| Location | 14.848°S, 177.812°W |
| Depth | 370 km (229.9 miles) |
| Region | FIJI REGION |
| Distances | 71 km (44 miles) SSE of Sigave, Ile Futuna, Wallis and Futuna 250 km (155 miles) SW of MATA'UTU, Ile Uvea, Wallis and Futuna 347 km (215 miles) ENE of Lambasa, Vanua Levu, Fiji 2548 km (1583 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 16.3 km (10.1 miles); depth +/- 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=331, Nph=338, Dmin=546.6 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8 |
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| Event ID | usc0005v2y |
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