Magnitude 4.8 - TONGA

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2012 November 17 22:59:45 UTC

Magnitude	4.8
Date-Time	Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 22:59:45 UTC Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 12:59:45 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	18.701°S, 174.836°W
Depth	302 km (187.7 miles)
Region	TONGA
Distances	90 km (55 miles) W of Neiafu, Tonga 272 km (169 miles) N of Nuku`alofa, Tonga 630 km (391 miles) SSW of Apia, Samoa 653 km (405 miles) SW of Tafuna, American Samoa
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 26.8 km (16.7 miles); depth +/- 14.8 km (9.2 miles)
Parameters	NST= 37, Nph= 37, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.49 sec, Gp= 97°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=4
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000dugf

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