Magnitude 5.0 - SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
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2012 September 26 17:15:53 UTC
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Magnitude | 5.0 |
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Location | 26.045°S, 177.407°W |
Depth | 110.2 km (68.5 miles) |
Region | SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS |
Distances | 360 km (223 miles) N of Raoul Island, New Zealand 588 km (365 miles) SSW of Nuku`alofa, Tonga 973 km (604 miles) SSE of Suva, Fiji 1057 km (656 miles) SSE of Nadi, Fiji |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 17.3 km (10.7 miles); depth +/- 6 km (3.7 miles) |
Parameters | NST=152, Nph=153, Dmin=358.4 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=3 |
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Event ID | usc000cwd5 |
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