Magnitude 6.3 - SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
2012 January 24 00:52:06 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.3 |
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| Location | 24.959°S, 178.611°E |
| Depth | 582.8 km (362.2 miles) |
| Region | SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS |
| Distances | 543 km (337 miles) SE of Ceva-i-Ra, Fiji 551 km (342 miles) SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji 756 km (469 miles) S of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji 1370 km (851 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 14.7 km (9.1 miles); depth +/- 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=306, Nph=313, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.9 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6 |
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| Event ID | usc0007qr4 |
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