Magnitude 5.3 - TONGA
2007 July 28 08:53:14 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 5.3 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
| Location | 15.842°S, 175.286°W |
| Depth | 315 km (195.7 miles) |
| Region | TONGA |
| Distances | 165 km (100 miles) W of Hihifo, Tonga 295 km (185 miles) SSE of MATA'UTU, Ile Uvea, Wallis and Futuna 585 km (365 miles) N of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga 2520 km (1570 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 7.4 km (4.6 miles); depth +/- 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| Parameters | Nst=126, Nph=126, Dmin=433.5 km, Rmss=0.76 sec, Gp=122°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
| Source |
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| Event ID | us2007fiah |
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