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Magnitude 5.4 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION

Friday, April 03, 2009 at 14:37:52 UTC

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Magnitude 5.4
Date-Time
  • Friday, April 03, 2009 at 14:37:52 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, April 04, 2009 at 02:37:52 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 31.42S 178.54W
    Depth 46 kilometers
    Region KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
    Distances 35 km (20 miles) E of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands
    250 km (155 miles) SSW of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
    855 km (540 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand
    1245 km (770 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 9.5 km; depth +/- 13.4 km
    Parameters Nst=70, Nph=70, Dmin=248.9 km, Rmss=1.08 sec, Erho=9.5 km, Erzz=13.4 km, Gp=71.9 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID useza1

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