Magnitude 4.8 - SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
2012 January 09 03:44:43 UTC
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| Magnitude | 4.8 |
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| Location | 25.125°S, 179.098°W |
| Depth | 345.2 km (214.5 miles) |
| Region | SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS |
| Distances | 172 km (106 miles) SE of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga 377 km (234 miles) S of Neiafu, Tonga 525 km (326 miles) ESE of Ndoi Island, Fiji 1974 km (1226 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 14.7 km (9.1 miles); depth +/- 16.9 km (10.5 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 32, Nph= 32, Dmin=472.5 km, Rmss=0.98 sec, Gp=133°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=A |
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| Event ID | usc0007hrl |
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