Magnitude 4.8 - SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS
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2012 September 26 05:24:44 UTC
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| Magnitude | 4.8 |
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| Location | 32.388°S, 178.076°W |
| Depth | 35 km (21.7 miles) |
| Region | SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS |
| Distances | 280 km (173 miles) ESE of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand 855 km (531 miles) NE of Gisborne, New Zealand 861 km (535 miles) NE of Whakatane, New Zealand 897 km (557 miles) NE of Tauranga, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 30.2 km (18.8 miles); depth +/- 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 67, Nph= 74, Dmin=348.4 km, Rmss=1.49 sec, Gp=126°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=9 |
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| Event ID | usc000cw4c |
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