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Magnitude 5.0 - SAMOA ISLANDS REGION

2007 July 27 03:51:22 UTC

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Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time
  • Friday, July 27, 2007 at 03:51:22 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Friday, July 27, 2007 at 3:51:22 PM
    = local time at epicenter
  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 14.611°S, 175.542°W
    Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
    Region SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
    Distances 160 km (100 miles) SSE of MATA'UTU, Ile Uvea, Wallis and Futuna
    245 km (150 miles) NW of Hihifo, Tonga
    285 km (175 miles) E of Sigave, Ile Futuna, Wallis and Futuna
    2640 km (1640 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.5 km (8.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst= 72, Nph= 72, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.67 sec, Gp=126°,
    M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=Q
    Source
      USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID us2007fhap
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