Magnitude 5.3 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
2011 September 28 17:36:13 UTC
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| Magnitude | 5.3 |
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| Location | 22.941°S, 171.841°E |
| Depth | 21.4 km (13.3 miles) |
| Region | SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS |
| Distances | 63 km (39 miles) SSW of Ile Hunter, Loyalty Isl., New Caledonia 311 km (193 miles) WSW of Ceva-i-Ra, Fiji 559 km (347 miles) E of NOUMEA, New Caledonia 1569 km (974 miles) N of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 20 km (12.4 miles); depth +/- 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 35, Nph= 35, Dmin=563.3 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp=115°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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| Event ID | usc00061t9 |
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