Magnitude 5.1 - TONGA

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2013 January 04 13:13:41 UTC

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Magnitude	5.1
Date-Time	Friday, January 04, 2013 at 13:13:41 UTC Saturday, January 05, 2013 at 03:13:41 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	16.437°S, 173.375°W
Depth	10 km (6.2 miles)
Region	TONGA
Distances	67 km (41 miles) SE of Hihifo, Tonga 336 km (208 miles) SSW of Apia, Samoa 368 km (228 miles) SW of Tafuna, American Samoa 373 km (231 miles) SW of Pago Pago, American Samoa
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 20.5 km (12.7 miles); depth +/- 2.8 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters	NST=185, Nph=195, Dmin=468.7 km, Rmss=0.74 sec, Gp= 68°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000ej9b

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