Magnitude 5.1 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
2011 September 28 17:56:34 UTC
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| Magnitude | 5.1 |
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| Location | 22.953°S, 171.940°E |
| Depth | 19.9 km (12.4 miles) |
| Region | SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS |
| Distances | 61 km (37 miles) S of Ile Hunter, Loyalty Isl., New Caledonia 302 km (187 miles) WSW of Ceva-i-Ra, Fiji 569 km (353 miles) E of NOUMEA, New Caledonia 1566 km (973 miles) N of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 18.3 km (11.4 miles); depth +/- 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 79, Nph= 79, Dmin=574.4 km, Rmss=1.23 sec, Gp=104°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | usc00061tm |
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