Magnitude 5.0 - KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND

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2012 September 09 14:36:36 UTC

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Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Sunday, September 09, 2012 at 14:36:36 UTC Monday, September 10, 2012 at 02:36:36 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	30.378°S, 177.959°W
Depth	56.9 km (35.4 miles)
Region	KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
Distances	135 km (83 miles) NE of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand 923 km (573 miles) NE of Whangarei, New Zealand 947 km (588 miles) NNE of Whakatane, New Zealand 962 km (597 miles) NE of Tauranga, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 10.9 km (6.8 miles); depth +/- 16.9 km (10.5 miles)
Parameters	NST=115, Nph=115, Dmin=125 km, Rmss=1.12 sec, Gp= 65°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=A
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000cjjc

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