Magnitude 5.0 - TONGA REGION

2011 November 17 15:33:36 UTC

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Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 15:33:36 UTC Friday, November 18, 2011 at 04:33:36 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	17.619°S, 172.750°W
Depth	37.1 km (23.1 miles)
Region	TONGA REGION
Distances	174 km (108 miles) NE (49°) from Neiafu, Tonga 338 km (210 miles) WNW (297°) from Niue Island 432 km (269 miles) SSW (210°) from PAGO PAGO, American Samoa 2456 km (1526 miles) W (266°) from PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 23.1 km (14.4 miles); depth +/- 6.3 km (3.9 miles)
Parameters	NST= 70, Nph= 71, Dmin=976.3 km, Rmss=1.26 sec, Gp= 58°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0006tne

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