Magnitude 5.7 - TONGA
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2012 September 25 03:06:52 UTC
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| Magnitude | 5.7 |
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| Location | 15.472°S, 173.923°W |
| Depth | 104.5 km (64.9 miles) |
| Region | TONGA |
| Distances | 52 km (32 miles) NNW of Hihifo, Tonga 290 km (180 miles) SW of Apia, Samoa 361 km (224 miles) WSW of Tafuna, American Samoa 365 km (226 miles) WSW of Pago Pago, American Samoa |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 15.9 km (9.9 miles); depth +/- 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=397, Nph=416, Dmin=288.3 km, Rmss=0.68 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9 |
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| Event ID | usc000cvd1 |
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