Magnitude 5.2 - SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS

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2012 September 25 05:37:52 UTC

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Magnitude	5.2
Date-Time	Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 05:37:52 UTC Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 05:37:52 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	25.144°S, 178.860°E
Depth	565 km (351.1 miles)
Region	SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Distances	556 km (345 miles) SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji 752 km (467 miles) SW of Nuku`alofa, Tonga 776 km (482 miles) S of Suva, Fiji 826 km (513 miles) S of Nadi, Fiji
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 20.2 km (12.6 miles); depth +/- 12.2 km (7.6 miles)
Parameters	NST= 59, Nph= 60, Dmin=555.5 km, Rmss=0.9 sec, Gp=104°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000cvdt

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