Magnitude 5.5 - TONGA
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2012 September 24 10:31:23 UTC
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| Magnitude | 5.5 |
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| Location | 21.187°S, 174.211°W |
| Depth | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Region | TONGA |
| Distances | 78 km (48 miles) ENE of `Ohonua, Tonga 103 km (64 miles) E of Nuku`alofa, Tonga 841 km (522 miles) ESE of Suva, Fiji 843 km (523 miles) SSW of Tafuna, American Samoa |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 16.2 km (10.1 miles); depth +/- 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=382, Nph=390, Dmin=846 km, Rmss=0.83 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=B |
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| Event ID | usc000cuwk |
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