Magnitude 4.9 - SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
2012 January 20 07:31:36 UTC
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Magnitude | 4.9 |
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Location | 23.240°S, 179.095°E |
Depth | 533.8 km (331.7 miles) |
Region | SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS |
Distances | 361 km (224 miles) SW of Ndoi Island, Fiji 504 km (313 miles) ESE of Ceva-i-Ra, Fiji 574 km (356 miles) S of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji 1566 km (973 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 19.9 km (12.4 miles); depth +/- 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
Parameters | NST= 96, Nph= 99, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.29 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=9 |
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Event ID | usc0007p5w |
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