Magnitude 5.4 - KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
2012 January 28 18:49:04 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.4 |
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| Location | 29.478°S, 177.126°W |
| Depth | 29.1 km (18.1 miles) |
| Region | KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND |
| Distances | 70 km (43 miles) ESE of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 272 km (169 miles) NE of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 944 km (586 miles) SSW of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga 1110 km (689 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 14.8 km (9.2 miles); depth +/- 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=201, Nph=217, Dmin=82.4 km, Rmss=1.01 sec, Gp= 25°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=9 |
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| Event ID | usc0007sys |
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