Magnitude 4.9 - SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS
2012 January 01 11:59:05 UTC
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| Magnitude | 4.9 |
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| Location | 33.850°S, 178.426°W |
| Depth | 42.9 km (26.7 miles) |
| Region | SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS |
| Distances | 271 km (168 miles) S of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 510 km (316 miles) S of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 703 km (436 miles) ENE of Auckland, New Zealand 1020 km (633 miles) NE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 67.7 km (42.1 miles); depth +/- 17.5 km (10.9 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 25, Nph= 29, Dmin=634.5 km, Rmss=0.68 sec, Gp=126°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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| Event ID | usc0007fem |
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