Magnitude 5.1 - SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS
2012 January 13 17:49:13 UTC
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| Magnitude | 5.1 |
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| Location | 32.580°S, 178.520°W |
| Depth | 25 km (15.5 miles) |
| Region | SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS |
| Distances | 132 km (82 miles) SSE of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 372 km (231 miles) S of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 777 km (482 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand 1135 km (705 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 18.9 km (11.7 miles); depth +/- 6.4 km (4.0 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=104, Nph=109, Dmin=374 km, Rmss=1.11 sec, Gp= 58°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8 |
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| Event ID | usc0007kdi |
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