Magnitude 5.6 - TONGA
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2012 September 22 06:58:26 UTC
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| Magnitude | 5.6 |
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| Location | 20.810°S, 174.149°W |
| Depth | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) |
| Region | TONGA |
| Distances | 98 km (60 miles) NE of `Ohonua, Tonga 111 km (68 miles) ENE of Nuku`alofa, Tonga 806 km (500 miles) SSW of Tafuna, American Samoa 812 km (504 miles) SSW of Pago Pago, American Samoa |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 15.5 km (9.6 miles); depth +/- 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=379, Nph=382, Dmin=804.8 km, Rmss=0.73 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=E |
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| Event ID | usc000ctx8 |
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