Magnitude 5.0 - SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
2011 November 21 01:39:06 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.0 |
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| Location | 22.982°S, 178.388°W |
| Depth | 404.8 km (251.5 miles) |
| Region | SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS |
| Distances | 259 km (160 miles) S of Ndoi Island, Fiji 387 km (240 miles) WSW of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga 631 km (392 miles) SSE of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji 1674 km (1040 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 24.2 km (15.0 miles); depth +/- 12.3 km (7.6 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 43, Nph= 47, Dmin=689.1 km, Rmss=1.23 sec, Gp=140°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=4 |
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| Event ID | usc0006vb2 |
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