Magnitude 6.3 - SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
2009 August 18 21:20:47 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.3 |
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| Location | 26.064°S, 178.390°W |
| Depth | 269 km (167.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region | SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS |
| Distances | 355 km (220 miles) N of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 595 km (370 miles) N of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 1365 km (850 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand 1800 km (1120 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.5 km (2.8 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=337, Nph=337, Dmin=356.6 km, Rmss=0.85 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=V |
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| Event ID | us2009klcj |
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