Magnitude 5.0 - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
2011 October 16 01:21:41 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.0 |
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| Location | 31.504°S, 179.786°W |
| Depth | 211.9 km (131.7 miles) |
| Region | KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION |
| Distances | 84 km (52 miles) W of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 307 km (190 miles) SW of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 778 km (483 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand 1190 km (739 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 19.3 km (12.0 miles); depth +/- 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=218, Nph=234, Dmin=308.4 km, Rmss=1.13 sec, Gp=104°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=C |
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| Event ID | usc0006a4j |
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