Magnitude 5.4 - TONGA
2012 January 12 22:31:00 UTC
Earthquake Details
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Magnitude | 5.4 |
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Location | 16.528°S, 173.391°W |
Depth | 79.5 km (49.4 miles) |
Region | TONGA |
Distances | 74 km (45 miles) SSE of Hihifo, Tonga 242 km (150 miles) NNE of Neiafu, Tonga 347 km (215 miles) SSW of APIA, Samoa 2538 km (1577 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 16.1 km (10.0 miles); depth +/- 13.1 km (8.1 miles) |
Parameters | NST= 84, Nph= 84, Dmin=337.3 km, Rmss=1.27 sec, Gp= 65°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
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Event ID | usc0007jyx |
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