Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Earthquake: M 5.0, south of the Fiji Islands

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Earthquake Details

  • This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 17:15:53 UTC
  • Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 05:15:53 AM at epicenter
Location 26.045°S, 177.407°W
Depth 110.2 km (68.5 miles)
Region SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Distances
  • 359 km (223 miles) N (7°) from Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
  • 588 km (365 miles) SSW (202°) from NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
  • 3019 km (1876 miles) WSW (247°) from PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 17.3 km (10.7 miles); depth +/- 6 km (3.7 miles)
Parameters NST=152, Nph=153, Dmin=358.4 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Gp= 43°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=3
Source
  • Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usc000cwd5
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