Magnitude 5.1 - SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS
2012 January 13 20:25:28 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.1 |
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| Location | 33.029°S, 178.473°W |
| Depth | 31.1 km (19.3 miles) |
| Region | SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS |
| Distances | 181 km (112 miles) SSE of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 420 km (260 miles) S of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 750 km (466 miles) ENE of Auckland, New Zealand 1095 km (680 miles) NE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 20.5 km (12.7 miles); depth +/- 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 83, Nph= 94, Dmin=705.8 km, Rmss=1.06 sec, Gp= 68°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | usc0007khj |
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