Magnitude 5.4 - SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS
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2013 January 08 21:26:55 UTC
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| Magnitude | 5.4 |
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| Location | 34.429°S, 179.170°E |
| Depth | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Region | SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS |
| Distances | 378 km (234 miles) SSW of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand 438 km (272 miles) NNE of Whakatane, New Zealand 451 km (280 miles) NE of Tauranga, New Zealand 464 km (288 miles) ENE of Whangarei, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 17.5 km (10.9 miles); depth +/- 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 58, Nph= 58, Dmin=357.3 km, Rmss=0.62 sec, Gp= 61°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8 |
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| Event ID | usc000eldx |
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