Magnitude 5.7 - FIJI REGION
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2012 September 20 21:03:40 UTC
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| Magnitude | 5.7 |
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| Location | 20.753°S, 178.373°W |
| Depth | 544.2 km (338.2 miles) |
| Region | FIJI REGION |
| Distances | 36 km (22 miles) ESE of Ndoi Island, Fiji 332 km (206 miles) W of Nuku`alofa, Tonga 442 km (274 miles) SE of Suva, Fiji 535 km (332 miles) SSE of Lambasa, Fiji |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 19.1 km (11.9 miles); depth +/- 14.9 km (9.3 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 73, Nph= 76, Dmin=941.8 km, Rmss=0.99 sec, Gp= 83°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8 |
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| Event ID | usc000csw5 |
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